The hunt for water deposits in moon and Mars by the NASA is on the move with the usage of the Russian technology.
The U.S and Russian space chiefs, Michael Griffin, NASA Administrator and Michael Griffin, Russian Space Agency chief, released a mutual statement on Wednesday. By the October 2008, Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO) of NASA will carry the Russian instrument, called LEND for snooping of water resources under the moon’s poles.
The Russian instrument, LEND which has already won the international contest for the best device. The working of equipment is based on nuclear tecnology, which is been used in oil industry. This instrument works very specifically for locating water resources as said by Dr. Gordon Chin, project scientist for LRO.
NASA rover to explore Mars in 2009 will carry a similar instrument.
Via: AP
