There's more water on the moon than anyone thought

OP - June 16, 2010, 02:29 PM

Recent moon missions have shown frozen water in shadowed craters on the moon's surface, and ice under the gray dust. It could have been carried there by bits of comets as asteroids hitting the surface, however.

But a new study published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Science shows there is much more water on the moon than that -- findings important for future moon missions.

"Water may be ubiquitous within the lunar interior," the researchers concluded in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

"For over 40 years we thought the moon was dry," said Francis McCubbin of the Carnegie Institution of Washington, who led the study.

"We found that the minimum water content ranged from 64 parts per billion to 5 parts per million -- at least two orders of magnitude greater than previous results."

The water is not immediately accessible -- it is incorporated in the rocky interior of the moon, according to the report, published here

Most scientists now believe the moon was formed when a Mars-sized object hit the Earth 4.5 billion years ago, knocking off material that compacted to form the moon.

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Re: There's more water on the moon than anyone thought

Reply #2 - June 16, 2010, 03:18 PM

Its even more amazing that something the size of a chocolate bar could split the earth in half!

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Re: There's more water on the moon than anyone thought

Reply #4 - June 16, 2010, 04:22 PM

Quote from: IsLame on June 16, 2010, 03:18 PM

Its even more amazing that something the size of a chocolate bar could split the earth in half!

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Reply #6 - June 16, 2010, 04:49 PM

Mention of Mars-sized object hitting Earth, causing formation of moon => Mars chocolate bar reference by Islame => Lulz attempt => Lulz phail hard

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Reply #8 - June 16, 2010, 05:30 PM

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Re: There's more water on the moon than anyone thought

Reply #10 - June 16, 2010, 06:43 PM

the most interesting is the Saturn's Moon Titan. That moon has all the organic compounds and what not. full lakes rivers and geographical features. mars also has polar icecaps!!!

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