The SmallSat will search for water ice in the darkest regions of the Moon: http://jpl.nasa.gov/missions/lunar-flashlight
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Lunar Flashlight
Roughly the size of a briefcase, Lunar Flashlight is a very small satellite being developed and managed by NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory that will use near-infrared lasers and an onboard spectrometer to map ice in permanently shadowed regions near…NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL)