Waspie_Dwarf Posted October 8, 2014 #1 Share Posted October 8, 2014 Moon water blew in on solar wind Almost all of the moon's water comes from the action of particles in the solar wind and not from the shattered remnants of water-rich comets and meteorites, as was once believed. So says a fresh analysis of lunar rock samples from two American moonshots.The Apollo missions painted a picture of the moon as a bone-dry desert. So astronomers were surprised when three probes in 2009 showed that a lot of water is locked up in minerals in the soil. Read more... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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