Submitted by Gari_305 t3_125kk39 in Futurology
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FuturologyBot t1_je4mazn wrote
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From the article
>The moon’s surface contains a new source of water found embedded in microscopic glass beads, which might one day help future astronauts produce drinking water, breathable air and even rocket fuel, scientists say.
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>The findings come from a Chinese rover that spent two weeks on the moon in 2020. The Chang’e 5 rover drilled several feet into the lunar surface and returned 3.7 pounds of material, among which were the glass beads from an impact crater, according to a paper published Monday in the journal Nature Geoscience.
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speedywilfork t1_je5cj4g wrote
considering that the moon collided with earth billions of years ago. this is no surprise.
edwardthefirst t1_je5hhpd wrote
It's prrrrrrobably Ice-nine. Best not to bring that back to Earth.
KurtisLloyd t1_je5otr4 wrote
Iirc, a mass roughly the size of Mars collided with the Earth. The debris that was expelled from the collision was caught in the now larger planet’s gravitational field. At one point, the earth had a ring, that slowly accumulated into one large mass becoming our moon. I took some astronomy courses years ago, and that was what we were told about the formation of the moon.
speedywilfork t1_je5p78r wrote
yep, exactly. and that is the only reason our planet is inhabitable
VenoBot t1_je5upz8 wrote
If just a moon base, China first. For a functional moon base? America after drafting and talking for 100 years
Buscemi_D_Sanji t1_je7xgyj wrote
Lol you can't say the moon collided with earth, get told that actually, something hit earth to form the moon, and then say "exactly" haha
And the Theia collision may be a significant source of the water on earth, but it's definitely not certain. Some people think that comet and asteroids had already contributed most of the water on earth before that happened, but that also isn't too certain.
speedywilfork t1_je9viyb wrote
i was using TLDR. i didnt want to go into details like the other poster did.
NovelStyleCode t1_jebnppu wrote
I can't help but think it would be easier to get water in basically any other way
Gari_305 OP t1_je4imma wrote
From the article
>The moon’s surface contains a new source of water found embedded in microscopic glass beads, which might one day help future astronauts produce drinking water, breathable air and even rocket fuel, scientists say.
>
>The findings come from a Chinese rover that spent two weeks on the moon in 2020. The Chang’e 5 rover drilled several feet into the lunar surface and returned 3.7 pounds of material, among which were the glass beads from an impact crater, according to a paper published Monday in the journal Nature Geoscience.