[NonValueAdded]

have you seen the National Geographic documentary about the research that has gone into our (cancelled) plans for a moon base? Amazing stuff.

[wastedyears]

A bazillion gallons?

[Le Chien Rouge]

EPA to rule Lunar Water is a protected wetland.

[EggsAckley]

Obozo sez “we’ve been there before.”

Brilliant.

/s

[Billthedrill]

Time to restart the moonbase program. Where there is water...there can be beer.

[SampleMan]

A billion gallons is one square mile, 5’ deep.

The area of the moon is ~ 12,560,000 square miles.

So 5 divided by 12,560,000 gives you some idea of how much water you are going to find in one spot.

Yes, I know it is mainly at the poles, so feel free to take off a few zeros.

[sodpoodle]

Don’t even think it!!!

That water belongs on the moon. If we suck it out - the moon will get lighter and float away. Then we’ll have no tides plus a lot of other bad stuff.

I’m not kidding - I looked it up.

[WOBBLY BOB]

Great.Now James Oberstar will want the EPA to control this ,too.

Video: Oberstar’s Clean Water Act amendment a federal seizure of all waters?
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2499830/posts

[Pete]

As a point of reference, there are 326 million trillion gallons on Earth. So, on a percentage basis, that is about 3 octillion of a one percent.

[deltaromeo11]

Is there any oil up there?

[Mojave]

[Defiant]

If we use water on the moon, it’s not like it’s going anywhere. It will still be there when we are done with it.

[Revolting cat!]

The next faked moon landing will have to be filmed at a Beverly Hills swimming pool.

[IrishCatholic]

I wonder what Lunar Water District #4 will charge per gallon?

[mrreaganaut]

I have to say it (even if Carl Sagan never did): “BILLIONS and BILLIONS!”