There is a really neat article on the BBC website today about the discovery of water-ice on the moon. Take a look for yourself:
"There are oases of water-rich soil that could sustain astronauts on the Moon, according to Nasa."
"A Nasa-led team tells Science magazine that about 155kg of water vapour and water-ice were blown out of the crater.
"A Nasa-led team tells Science magazine that about 155kg of water vapour and water-ice were blown out of the crater.
The researchers' analysis suggests some areas of lunar regolith, or soil, must contain as much as 5% by weight of water-ice.
"That's a significant amount of water," said Anthony Colaprete, from the US space agency's Ames research centre."
Thoughts? Could humans be drinking moon water somewhere down the road? Will austronauts be spending extended periods on the moon, and so be able to pursure more lengthy research in space?
And most importantly, will Wallace and Gromit make tea out of water-ice on their next Grand Day Out?
And most importantly, will Wallace and Gromit make tea out of water-ice on their next Grand Day Out?
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Or will the little robot on the moon fulfill his skiing dreams somehow on mountains of water-ice?
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But seriously, as much as I want the moon robot to ski on moon water-ice, and while this doesn't directly link to our planet, it might someday. The water is underground, but apparently easily extractable and easily defrosted, so who knows, keep an eye out in the future to see if something comes of this!
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