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Moon May Have Once Had Water

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the also-i-may-once-have-had-whisky dept.

Smivs writes "US scientists have found evidence that water was held in the Moon's interior, challenging some elements of the theory of how Earth's satellite formed.The Moon is thought to have been created in a violent collision between Earth and another planet-sized object. Scientists thought the heat from this impact had vaporised all the water. But a new study in Nature magazine shows water was delivered to the lunar surface from the interior in volcanic eruptions three billion years ago. This suggests that water has been a part of the Moon since its early existence."

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  1. Re:Idaho may once had reading ability by value_added · · Score: 1, Offtopic

    so he's funny for misreading the headline and then making an obnoxious comment about it, but I'm a troll for properly reading his post and making an obnoxious comment?

    I believe the OP was poking good fun at what he believed to be a grammatical error in the submission's subject line. Unfortunately, there is no error. Simply an awkward construct, not unlike an obnoxious comment trying to be funny.

    I'd suggest you be kind to the mods by being judicious in what you post, as they're the ones stuck having to read and consider everything you post. They may return the favour. And the rest of us may appreciate it as much.