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NASA Says Moon Has More Water Than Great Lakes

Posted by samzenpus on from the water-and-cheese dept.

jerryjamesstone writes "The US Great Lakes have some competition: the moon. Yes, that old thing in the sky may hold more than all of the water contained in the Great Lakes, according to a NASA-funded study. From the article: 'Scientists at the Carnegie Institution's Geophysical Laboratory in Washington, along with other scientists across the nation, determined that the water was likely present very early in the moon's formation history as hot magma started to cool and crystallize. This finding means water is native to the moon.'"

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  1. The US great lakes? by VoiceOfRaisin · · Score: 5, Insightful

    And here I thought the great lakes were in Canada as well.

  2. Re:but then... by cduffy · · Score: 5, Insightful

    Transporting anything from the moon to the earth is so expensive that it likely isn't worth mining.

    Earth to the moon is really flippin' expensive, to be sure.

    Moon to the earth? It's called a GRAVITY WELL. Give things a kick, they come down on their own; all you need is enough casing to survive reentry. I'm not saying it's a solved problem, but it's a much, much easier one.

    Then again, I've read too much Heinlein. *grin*