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Volcanoes Reveal Water Deep Inside the Moon
« on: July 26, 2017, 11:43:26 am »
 Volcanoes Reveal Water Deep Inside the Moon
July 25, 2017


"The growing evidence for water inside the Moon suggest that water did somehow survive, or that it was brought in shortly after the impact by asteroids or comets before the Moon had completely solidified," said Shau Li at Brown University. "The exact origin of water in the lunar interior is still a big question."

A new study of satellite data finds that numerous volcanic deposits distributed across the surface of the Moon contain unusually high amounts of trapped water compared with surrounding terrains. The finding of water in these ancient deposits, which are believed to consist of glass beads formed by the explosive eruption of magma coming from the deep lunar interior, bolsters the idea that the lunar mantle is surprisingly water-rich.

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Re: Volcanoes Reveal Water Deep Inside the Moon
« Reply #1 on: July 29, 2017, 02:46:21 am »
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"To actually get, say, a liter of water you probably have to mine and harvest maybe one to 300 cubic feet of material. An important question in all of that would be, is it economically feasible to do so?" Milliken said.
http://www.cbsnews.com/news/moon-water-deposits-manned-exploration-new-research/