Question

the search for water on the moon began when an instrument on the indian satellite chandrayaan - 1 discovered signs of water. scientists could not believe what they were seeing. they thought that their observations were a result of an instrument error. but after three different spacecraft reported similar findings, scientists wanted to learn more. to do so, they made two spacecraft crash into the moons surface. they hoped the crashes would reveal hidden ice. scientists studied the data and determined that water does indeed exist on the moon. do it! scientists _______ further information. a condemned b collected c ignored d distributed

Explanation:

The text states that after multiple spacecraft reported findings, scientists made two spacecraft crash to learn more and then studied data. This implies they gathered or collected further information.

Answer:

B. collected