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Water ice exists on moon's surface, NASA confirms
AL.com ^
| Leada Gore
Posted on 08/22/2018 1:31:44 PM PDT by BenLurkin
A team of scientists, led by Shuai Li of the University of Hawaii and Brown University, used data from NASA's Moon Mineralogy Mapper to confirm the water ice at the moon's dark and cold north and south poles.
"Most of the newfound water ice lies in the shadows of craters near the poles, where the warmest temperatures never reach above -250 degrees Fahrenheit. Because of the very small tilt of the Moon's rotation axis, sunlight never reaches these regions," NASA said in a statement.
Previous observations found possible signs of surface ice on the lunar south pole. This latest discovery could mean water is more easily accessible, however, clearing the way for future expeditions.
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TOPICS: Science
KEYWORDS: ice; moon; moonwater; nasa
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posted on
08/22/2018 1:31:44 PM PDT
by
BenLurkin
To: rktman
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posted on
08/22/2018 1:32:53 PM PDT
by
Army Air Corps
(Four Fried Chickens and a Coke)
To: BenLurkin
Water, water everywhere, and nobody to drink it.
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posted on
08/22/2018 1:41:49 PM PDT
by
rlmorel
(Leftists: They believe in the "Invisible Hand" only when it is guided by government.)
To: BenLurkin
To: ExpatCanuck
What flavor water ice?Moon pie, of course.
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posted on
08/22/2018 1:50:46 PM PDT
by
chajin
("There is no other name under heaven given among people by which we must be saved." Acts 4:12)
To: chajin
Hush yo mouph. It’s green cheesy.
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posted on
08/22/2018 1:53:00 PM PDT
by
nesnah
(Liberals - the petulant children of politics)
To: BenLurkin
Now if they would only discover some gin and tonic wells.
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posted on
08/22/2018 2:21:04 PM PDT
by
freedumb2003
(As always IMHO)
To: freedumb2003
and a Dick Tracy-style Moon Maid to serve the drinks !
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posted on
08/22/2018 2:24:13 PM PDT
by
Reily
To: BenLurkin
We know it was you, Buzz - may as well 'fess up.
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posted on
08/22/2018 2:25:49 PM PDT
by
Charles Martel
(Progressives are the crab grass in the lawn of life.)
To: Army Air Corps
To: chajin
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posted on
08/22/2018 2:32:42 PM PDT
by
wally_bert
(Terrific! Terrific? Harve Nyquist never ordered any radials.)
To: BenLurkin
I’ll bet you can’t just melt and drink it. Or even run it through your Brita and have it come out potable.
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posted on
08/22/2018 2:34:30 PM PDT
by
JimRed
( TERM LIMITS, NOW! Build the Wall Faster! TRUTH is the new HATE SPEECH.)
To: BenLurkin
NASA budget time?
That global warming scam did not work.
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posted on
08/22/2018 2:40:03 PM PDT
by
hadaclueonce
( This time I am Deplorable)
To: rlmorel
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posted on
08/22/2018 2:40:27 PM PDT
by
BenLurkin
(The above is not a statement of fact. It is either satire or opinion. Or both.)
To: Reily
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posted on
08/22/2018 2:42:35 PM PDT
by
BenLurkin
(The above is not a statement of fact. It is either satire or opinion. Or both.)
To: BenLurkin
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posted on
08/22/2018 3:18:33 PM PDT
by
IronJack
To: IronJack
Some would come from comet and comet fragments which are bound to have smacked into the moon over the years.
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posted on
08/22/2018 3:40:37 PM PDT
by
Kartographer
("We mutually pledge to each other our lives, our fortunes and our sacred honor.")
To: JimRed
“I’ll bet you can’t just melt and drink it.”
I have no idea though I bet someone out there is already thinking how to monetize bottled moon water in the store. lol
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posted on
08/22/2018 3:48:48 PM PDT
by
LeoTDB69
To: Kartographer
In any measurable amount?
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posted on
08/22/2018 4:46:31 PM PDT
by
IronJack
To: IronJack
Imagine emptying a ice bucket every week into a place the sun never shines and it never gets above zero and has no air or wind for a millennia how much would you have?
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posted on
08/22/2018 4:56:41 PM PDT
by
Kartographer
("We mutually pledge to each other our lives, our fortunes and our sacred honor.")
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