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To: lee martell
lee martell wrote: " This question, like the question of who killed John Kennedy will never be answered to everyone's satisfaction. I still think we should explore attempts to mine minerals such as Helium from beneath the moon's crusty outer surface. "

Helium is one of the Noble gasses and exists as a gas in its natural state or as a liquid. Helium is the only element which cannot be frozen into a solid state.

An isotope of Helium, Helium-3 is also a gas and can be utilized as fuel in nuclear fusion. Helium-3 is found in rare quantities on the Earth, and estimated to exist in greater abundance on the Moon. However, Helium-3 would have to be extracted from minerals found on the moon rather than what you suggested "...mine minerals such as Helium from beneath the moon's crusty outer surface. "

At this point in time, the cost for such an endeavor is prohibitive.


97 posted on 07/20/2014 7:28:58 PM PDT by bd476
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Thank you for helping me to clarify the intent of that sentence. I know I’ve been hearing about corporations that eventually extract helium from the moon. I neglected to say Helium 3.


100 posted on 07/20/2014 8:18:06 PM PDT by lee martell
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