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Lunar Polar Ice Not Present

Posted by Hemos on from the research-moving-along dept.

pclark999 writes "The New Scientist reports that radar probes of the lunar polar region has disproved earlier theories regarding large sheets of polar ice in craters permanently in the shade. "

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  1. Shoot. by grub · · Score: 5, Funny


    That means no brewery on the moon. So much for my dreams of being a drunken astronaut.

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    1. Re:Shoot. by SirLantos · · Score: 5, Funny

      You could always join the Russian space program.

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  2. No polar ice on Earth, either, by Tex+Bravado · · Score: 4, Funny

    before long :-)

  3. An outrage! by DarkHand · · Score: 4, Funny

    This means that my great grand childrens' lunar snow cones bought at LunarDisney(tm) will cost 10 times as much! We shouldn't stand for this highway robbery!

  4. This guy is everywhere! by fitten · · Score: 4, Funny

    Team leader Bruce Campbell

    Did he vanquish the Mooninites, too?

  5. Well maybe it WAS there... by iworm · · Score: 4, Funny

    Let's get this clear: they used a really really really really powerful radar, and then found that the ice "wasn't there". Uh huh. But now the moon does have strange clouds of water vapour... Whoops.

  6. Re:Well, more accurately by vslashg · · Score: 4, Funny

    Not sure why you couldn't have methane mind...

    Because every time you got a good idea, you'd be distracted and say "That smell again! What's that smell?"