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Group:	Astronomy & Astrophysics
Topic:	Water on the moon	0 / 8 read

Sep 24, 2009, 1:40am (top)Message 1: Toolroomtrustee

Wow. What do people think of this, and, if valid, the implications for more trips to the moon?

http://www.nationalpost.com/news/story.h...

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Sep 29, 2009, 4:27pm (top)Message 2: misericordia

This article has some more details.

http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/2009...

"A tonne of lunar soil may yield just half-a-litre of water." Not likely to fill a swimming pool but better than nothing.

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Sep 30, 2009, 8:41am (top)Message 3: Noisy

APOD image from the satellite.

Depending on the type of rock, if you are going to process it for construction purposes (i.e. a moon base) then producing water as a side-effect can only be good. Also, if 1/2 a litre per tonne is an average, then some rocks may be more productive than others.

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Oct 8, 2009, 3:45pm (top)Message 4: misericordia

Isn't there something going on where NASA is going to crash a satellite into the moon and watch for traces of water in the debris cloud?

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Oct 8, 2009, 3:52pm (top)Message 5: varielle

Yes. They are bombing the moon tomorrow. Makes me queasy.

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Oct 9, 2009, 1:21pm (top)Message 6: Noisy

Just wait for the retaliation!

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Oct 9, 2009, 2:28pm (top)Message 7: richardbsmith

The live video feed was on the MSNBC.com. There was not much to see, but the reports are that the scientists are excited about the data received.

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Nov 13, 2009, 3:02pm (top)Message 8: richardbsmith

NASA report - surprising for me.

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