But the latest LCROSS observations are different.
然而，LCROSS最新的观测却不同以往。
NASA televised live images of the LCROSS as it crashed into a crater near the moon's South Pole.
在LCROSS撞向月球南极附近的一个陨坑的过程中，航空航天局对卫星图像进行了实时转播。
Now, the LCROSS observations provide a handy explanation for the hydrogen: it's bound with oxygen to form water.
现在，LCROSS的观测提供了一个方便的解释：氢与氧结合，形成了水。
The satellite, known as Lcross (pronounced L-cross), crashed into a crater near the Moon’s south pole a month ago.
被称为Lcross（英文读作L-cross）的探月卫星，一个月前撞击了位于月球南极附近的一个月坑。
The resulting plume of lunar soil was examined by instruments on the LCROSS probe before it too crashed into the moon.
在LCROSS探测器自身也对月球进行撞击之前，它的探测仪器对半人马座火箭撞击造成的月球土尘羽流进行检测。
Nobody saw the LCROSS debris plume because the probes struck a building which swallowed the effects of the explosion.
没有人见到LCROSS羽状碎片，是因为探针击中一座建筑物，爆炸效应被该建筑物所吸纳了。
The Lcross scientists said it was not clear how all the different readings of water related to one another, if at all.
Lcross科学家说还不清楚所有不同对水的认知如何相互关联，如果这种关联存在的话。
Nobody saw the LCROSS debris plume because the probes struck a building which swallowed the effects of the explosion.
没有人看到LCROSS探测器的碎屑，因为探头装上了一个建筑，这吞噬了爆炸的效果。
LRO helped discover the moon's hidden water by watching its partner probe LCROSS crash into the lunar surface in October 2009.
2009年10月lro通过观测月球陨坑观测与遥感卫星(LCROSS)撞击月球表面发现，月球上隐藏着水。
Further analysis of LCROSS will show in what state the water exists and what other useful minerals are found at the impact site.
LCROSS探测器项目的进一步分析将揭示月球水的存在形式以及在撞击地址还发现到的其他有用矿物质。
So, while the first LCROSS surprise - the wimpy plume - was disappointing, perhaps the next one the mission delivers will be happy.
因此，虽然LCROSS带给我们的第一个惊喜——微弱的气柱——令人失望，但也许下一个就会让人满意了。
That flexible approach also meant that many of the usual, rigid frameworks that apply to space travel have been dropped for LCROSS.
这种灵活的方式也意味着许多常用于太空旅行的僵化准则已被LCROSS摒弃。
But the LCROSS (Lunar Crater Observation and Sensing Satellite) mission could eventually have a similarly dramatic impact on space exploration.
但LCROSS探测器(全称为月球环形山观测和遥感卫星)的这项任务有可能最终会在空间探索领域中具有同样深远的影响。
Also surprising was the cornucopia of other elements and molecules that Lcross scooped out of the Cabeus crater, near the Moon's South Pole.
令人惊讶的是，Lcross在位于月球南极附近的Cabeus陨石坑中发现大量的其他物质和其他分子。
But LCROSS is different from preceding kamikaze missions: bigger, more complex and - perhaps - more important than similar previous ventures.
但LCROSS与以前那些自我毁灭的太空任务不同：LCROSS更大，更复杂，也许也比以前类似的冒险行为更重要。
The collected data from around the world will help the LCROSS science team figure out whether the impacts revealed more water ice on the moon.
搜集自全世界的观测数据将帮助LCROSS科学小组分析出此次“双重撞击”是否找到了更多月球上存在冰状水的证据。
Indeed, smashing into the moon's surface is the primary objective of LCROSS (the name stands for Lunar CRater Observation and Sensing Satellite).
事实上，与月球表面碰撞是LCROSS(全称为月球环形山观测和遥感卫星)的主要目标。
On October 9, a NASA spacecraft called LCROSS will deliberately crash into a cratered area of the moon's South Pole, where frozen water likely resides.
10月9日，一艘NASA太空船lcross将刻意撞击月球南极的环形坑，在那儿可能存在着冻结的水。
The Saturn fuel tank will detach from the body of the main LCROSS unit - which, stuffed with cameras and sensing equipment, ACTS as the mission's brain.
土星燃料箱将从LCROSS的主体上分离，而主体就像本次航天任务的大脑，同时也携带摄像机及感应设备。
Nasas LCROSS project to hunt for water on the moon crashed two spacecraft into a crater today. The resulting plumage will be analysed for traces of water.
太空总署LCROSS月球觅水计画今日用二艘太空船猛撞一火山口，激起的羽状粉尘将被分解有无含水迹象。
Soon after taking off from Florida, LCROSS used gravity to slingshot itself into a wide orbit around the Earth that would eventually coincide with the moon.
从佛罗里达起飞后不久，LCROSS利用重力将自身弹射入一更大的绕地轨道，最终将从那里撞向月球。
But LCROSS could also have more practical applications if it succeeds in providing evidence of water deposits in the unseen trenches of the lunar landscape.
但如果LCROSS能成功提供证据，表明在月球表面人们看不见的沟壑中有水资源存在，那么LCROSS可能会有更多的实际应用。
During that five minutes, the instruments on LCROSS gathered data on the plume of debris thrown up by the booster's impact and transmitted them hastily back to Earth.
在五分钟的空隙中，LCROSS携载的仪器会分析推进器撞击后掀起的尘土并将数据迅速传回地球。
The LCROSS mission –which sent a piece of a spacecraft crashing into the moon in October of 2009 –found direct evidence of water in a crater at the moon’s south pole.
2009年十月，LCROSS执行了撞月任务。科学家经过分析，在月球南极一座环形山找到了水存在的直接证据。
It will be awhile before all the data from the satellite can be analyzed to determine if there is water on the moon, according to LCROSS project manager Dan Andrews.
卫星数据全部被分析并判断出月表是否有水尚需一定时间，LCROSS(月球陨坑观测和遥感卫星)项目总指挥丹安德鲁斯说。
It will be awhile before all the data from the satellite can be analyzed to determine if there is water on the moon, according to LCROSS project manager Dan Andrews.
卫星数据全部被分析并判断出月表是否有水尚需一定时间，LCROSS(月球陨坑观测和遥感卫星)项目总指挥丹安德鲁斯说。
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