Some evidence for water has recently been discovered on the Moon in the form of
A) ice in deep craters near the south pole, perpetually shaded from sunlight.
B) thin, hazy clouds overlaying the dark polar regions, where they are shaded from the Sun's heat.
C) permafrost embedded in the centers of the large, dark maria, their darker color showing the presence of frost.
D) fluid water flowing in deep tunnels (some of which have collapsed to form rilles on the lunar surface), where it is protected from solar radiation.

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Ice has been discovered in deep craters near the Moon's south pole, where the craters are perpetually shaded from sunlight, preventing the ice from sublimating into space.

Some Evidence for Water Has Recently Been Discovered on the Moon