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Widespread distribution of OH/H₂O on the lunar surface inferred from spectral data

Edwards, Christopher S.; Bandfield, Joshua L.; Poston, Michael J. +1 more

Remote-sensing data from lunar orbiters have revealed spectral features consistent with the presence of OH or H₂O on the lunar surface. Analyses of data from the Moon Mineralogy Mapper spectrometer onboard the Chandrayaan-1 spacecraft have suggested that OH/H₂O is recycled on diurnal timescales and persists only at high latit…