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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The LCROSS mission aimed to determine if water ice was present in the permanently shadowed craters at the Moon's south pole by crashing a part of the spacecraft into the Moon and analyzing the ejected material.

What Was the Purpose of the LCROSS Mission