Water on Moon

September 24, 2009
Sky News
NASA
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Scientists: There Is Water On Moon Afterall
Scientists had already established oxygen was present on the surface, but the latest probes have also found hydrogen, the other element required to make water.

If lunar moisture could be produced in bigger quantities, it could mean space missions would be able process drinking water, create fuel and grow food.

Until now, it was thought that the Moon is dry except for the possible presence of ice at the bottom of deep craters.

Researchers analysed data collected by three probes which used Nasa equipment called M3 or the Moon Mineralogy Mapper.

They believe reflected light waves recorded by India's first Moon mission, Chandrayyan-1, offer proof of chemical bonds between oxygen and hydrogen.

The findings are backed up by data from two American probes.

Lunar rocks found during Apollo missions in the 1960s also contain traces of water, the scientists found. It was previously assumed that the boxes were contaminated.

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[MrTommYYZ]

Wow, in the 60s Nasa said they had examined the "moon rocks" and found NO WATER, because there was no water on the moon. Now there is water not only in the rocks but on the moon. Really? We are susposed to believe we did not know how to find water in rocks 40 years ago? What a lie.