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No Ice on the Moon
eldavojohn writes "In 1994, there was speculation that there might be a southern ice cap on the moon — something our exploration of it could take advantage of. Unfortunately, recent evidence has come to light revealing that this probably isn't true." From the article: "If there is any ice at the South Pole, it probably comes from tiny, scattered grains that probably account for only one or two percent of the local dust, the authors suggest. "Any planning for future exploitation of hydrogen at the Moon's South Pole should be constrained by this low average abundance rather than by the expectation of localized deposits at higher concentrations," the paper says soberly. The research involved sending a radar signal from the Arecibo telescope in Puerto Rico. The signal hit the southern lunar region and the reflection was picked up by the Green Bank Telescope in West Virginia." Well, it looks like we're going to have to hit Hoth before we hold that kegger on the moon."
No Margaritas on the moon? And after NASA spent million developing a low gee blender.
We're whalers on the moon, We carry a harpoon. But there ain't no whales So we tell tall tales And sing our whaling tune.
Just send a bunch of scornful women to the moon, and there will be LOTS of ice in no time.
By that I mean, I hate my wife.
The real question is what percent of that dust is cheese!?
I want to head off an possible confusion. This new information has absolutely no bearing on the development of carbon-nanotube teather to be used for a space elevator. That project is still completely and totally ridiculous psuedo-science deserving of our scorn and mockery. Please do not be confused.