Water Abundances in the Moon’s Moretus Crater Region

The image shows flux data obtained by SOFIA’s FORCAST instrument overlaid on an orthographic projection of the Moon

The image shows flux data obtained by SOFIA’s FORCAST instrument overlaid on an orthographic projection of the Moon, creating a map of water abundances in the Moretus Crater region. Surface lunar features are clearly visible within the flux data. In this image, lighter colors correspond to a higher flux, and darker corresponds to a lower flux. Credit: Honniball et al. and Applied Coherent Technology Corp. The Moon reference image is constructed using the LRO-WAC albedo mosaic.