Moon Water

[kach22i]

Mr. Science time again......there could be water on the moon.

http://science.nasa.gov/headlines/y2005/14apr_moonwater.htm?list54216

In 1998, NASA sent another spacecraft, Lunar Prospector, to check. Using a device called a neutron spectrometer, Lunar Prospector scanned the Moon's surface for hydrogen-rich minerals. Once again, polar craters yielded an intriguing signal: neutron ratios indicated hydrogen. Could it be the "H" in H2O? Many researchers think so.

How does a neutron spectrometer work? They can scan from orbit................sounds just like Star Trek.

[MikeCT]

I can't wait to move there. All those beautiful lakes and rivers.

[BlueSkyJaunte]

Originally posted by MikeCT
All those beautiful lakes and rivers....

....of GREEN CHEESE!!!

[red-beard]

What would you expect? It was originally part of this planet...

[kach22i]

Originally posted by red-beard
What would you expect? It was originally part of this planet...

I'm not so sure that it's not open to debate. Last I heard all anyone could agree on is that the moon is from our own solar system, not outside of it.

I am leaning toward the school of though that says the moon was once part of the earth. Just look at how many planets have moons.

Back to the other thing Red Beard said..................

Why should there be water on the Moon? Simply for the same reason that there's water on Earth. A favorite theory is that water, either as water by itself or as its components of hydrogen and oxygen, was deposited on Earth during its early history--mostly during a period of "late heavy bombardment" 3.9 billion years ago--by the impacts of comets and asteroids.