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Russian Scientists Discover Abundant Ice at the Lunar Crater Cabeus

In 2009, a spent rocket stage from the "Atlas Centaur" rocket crashed into the crater.

Russian Scientists Discover Abundant Ice at the Lunar Crater Cabeus

At the bottom of the crater, scientists have found impact craters ranging from dozens to hundreds of meters, indicating the presence of ice.

In the future, lunar bases could extract water from such discoveries.

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