HUBBLE SCANS FOR MOON BASE LOCATIONS

I thought hubble could see suck things on the moon... 50 meters?

what about those lunar rovers?

[link to www.newscientistspace.com]

Hubble scans for Moon base locations

Planetary scientists are using the Hubble Space Telescope to scout out sites for potential human bases on the Moon.
Previous missions have observed the Moon at a range of wavelengths. But none have boasted Hubble´s sharp resolution at ultraviolet wavelengths - it can identify spectral features just 50 metres across over swathes of lunar terrain.

"We´re trying to ascertain the potential of ultraviolet spectra for indicating lunar resources," says Bruce Hapke, a planetary scientist at the University of Pittsburgh in Pennsylvania, US. He is one of a team of six researchers led by NASA´s chief scientist, Jim Garvin, who works on Hubble.

In particular, the team hopes to be able to identify a mineral called ilmenite - or iron titanium oxide - which has previously been found in lunar soil samples. "It has properties which would be useful in constructing a lunar base," Hapke told New Scientist.