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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."
Doesn't matter, we'll never get through the Van Allen belts to land a man there anyway. Humanity is permanently tied to the Earth, deal with it.
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No ice in a certain area now means no ice on the moon?
Slashdot is really becoming a refuge for the half-assers.
Stop fucking things up and take some time to consider the science more than the national enquirer headlines.