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Still or sparkling, it's a watery moon
The Toronto Star ^
| 12/04/09
Posted on 12/05/2009 4:18:08 PM PST by KevinDavis
It seems there really is water on the moon, a major discovery that, like every answer to a great question, trails thousands of unanswered questions in its wake.
Let us review the facts, or, at least, the facts as I understand them from my in-depth academic perusal of the headline crawl across the bottom of the screen on CNN.
The lunar craft Chandrayaan-1, launched by India in October 2008, revealed a small amount of water on the moon, concentrated at the lunar poles. The craft wasn't manned , so presumably some kind of instrument relayed the news.
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TOPICS: Astronomy; Miscellaneous; Science
KEYWORDS: catastrophism; moon; space
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posted on
12/05/2009 4:18:41 PM PST
by
KevinDavis
(Can't Stop the Signal!)
To: KevinDavis
The craft wasn't manned , so presumably some kind of instrument relayed the news.
LOL yeah presumably.
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posted on
12/05/2009 4:20:10 PM PST
by
cripplecreek
(Seniors, the new shovel ready project under socialized medicine.)
To: cripplecreek
I didn’t find it LOL, or even particularly funny. Perhaps it’s just because I get enough of that from the users at work every day.
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posted on
12/05/2009 4:27:39 PM PST
by
mvpel
(Michael Pelletier)
To: mvpel
I’ve got no better way to entertain myself out here by myself.
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posted on
12/05/2009 4:30:27 PM PST
by
cripplecreek
(Seniors, the new shovel ready project under socialized medicine.)
To: cripplecreek
If it makes you feel any better, I thought that sentence was funny, too. I was going to post some smart a$$ sarcastic remark, but now I won’t because I don’t want to upset anyone (cough*mvpel*cough.)
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posted on
12/05/2009 5:52:39 PM PST
by
Yo-Yo
To: mvpel
I didnt find it LOL, or even particularly funny. Perhaps its just because I get enough of that from the users at work every day. You should read the fine article.
"Then last month, , NASA sent up the Lunar Crater Observation and Sensing Satellite which crashed into the moon at 9600 km/h I think it was deliberate and confirmed there's at least 12 bucketsful (45 litres by my reckoning) of water around the south pole of the moon."
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posted on
12/05/2009 5:55:03 PM PST
by
Yo-Yo
To: Yo-Yo; mvpel; cripplecreek; KevinDavis
The craft wasn't manned , so presumably some kind of instrument relayed the news.
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posted on
12/05/2009 6:11:43 PM PST
by
dr_lew
To: KevinDavis
It seems there really is water on the moon Why does it seem so? Is it because the scientist told us so? Okay if you want to believe that but you now know how scientist lie when their funding depends on it.
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posted on
12/06/2009 8:14:34 AM PST
by
MosesKnows
(Love many, Trust few, and always paddle your own canoe)
To: 75thOVI; aimhigh; Alice in Wonderland; AndrewC; aragorn; aristotleman; Avoiding_Sulla; BBell; ...
"Are you suggesting we nuke the Moon?"
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posted on
12/06/2009 2:03:33 PM PST
by
SunkenCiv
(https://secure.freerepublic.com/donate/__Since Jan 3, 2004__Profile updated Monday, January 12, 2009)
To: SunkenCiv
From orbit no less?
I guess that would be the only way to be sure..........
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posted on
12/06/2009 5:57:09 PM PST
by
Eaker
(Kaiden sez, "If you have a problem and If explosives are an option then explosives are THE answer.")
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