Moon's water is useful resource, says Nasa

Oct 21, 2010 21:33

There are oases of water-rich soil that could sustain astronauts on the Moon, according to Nasa.

Scientists studied the full results of an experiment that smashed a rocket and a probe into a lunar crater last year.

The impacts kicked up large amounts of rock and dust, revealing a suite of fascinating chemical compounds and far more water than anyone ( Read more... )

space, astronomy, nasa

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layweed October 22 2010, 03:07:26 UTC
Oh joy, new resources to plunder.

Also, "Waters of Mars" anyone?

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liyosa October 22 2010, 11:58:36 UTC
How come I have a feeling that there's going to be no moon pretty soon?

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peebs1701 October 22 2010, 16:17:35 UTC
This means we can set up a base to mine for Helium-3!

/Moon reference

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seeyoulover October 23 2010, 01:54:38 UTC
isnt the moon just a chunk of earth or something? (giant impact hypothesis)

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