... Credit: NASA, LCROSS Mission Team Explanation: This mid-infrared image was taken in the last minutes of the LCROSS flight mission to the Moon. The small white spot (enlarged in the insets) seen within the dark shadow of lunar crater walls is the initial flash created by the impact of a spent Centaur upper stage rocket. ... In the coming weeks, data from the challenging mission will be used to search for signs of water in the lunar material blasted from the surface. ... Messier Craters in Stereo . ...