What Was the Purpose of the LCROSS Mission

question 10

Multiple Choice

What was the purpose of the LCROSS mission?

• A) To determine if lava still flowed beneath the crust
• B) To generate an altitude map of the Moon's surface
• C) To photograph geological features of the Moon
• D) To photograph geological features of the moon
• E) To determine if there is water ice buried in soil of the Moon's south pole

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Definitions:

Soviet Expansion

The period of geopolitical strategy during the Cold War where the Soviet Union sought to spread its influence and control over additional territories.

Baruch Plan

A proposal by the United States, named after Bernard Baruch, to internationalize and control nuclear energy and eliminate atomic weapons in the aftermath of World War II.

Atomic Monopoly

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Fissionable Materials

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