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Moon-bombing mission finds water
Posted on Saturday, 14 November, 2009 | 20 comments
NASA have reported that their LCROSS moon-bombing mission in which a probe impacted the lunar surface back on October 9th was successful in locating water with 24 gallons being kicked up in the resulting plume of debris.
NASA's moon-smashing mission may not have provided a huge show for the folks on Earth, but now there's sweet vindication for scientists. The plume of lunar debris kicked up from ancient lunar crater kicked up 24 gallons of water, LCROSS mission staff reported today.
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#16 Posted by MID on 23 November, 2009, 18:32No one gave anyone the right to bomb the Moon. No one did bomb the Moon...have you read about this mission at all? No, America does not, nor can they own the Moon. Nor can anyone else. Your comments are completely irrelevant, and completely unknowledgeable. There is no Moon for sale. ...
#17 Posted by DieChecker on 23 November, 2009, 19:59It was a research project. Just like what we do at the bottom of the oceans and in Antarctica. Should we not perform research in those places either? The data gathered is hardly a national secret that we are keeping from the Red Soviets, now is it? Using such logic, we should not own any proper...
#18 Posted by ROGER on 23 November, 2009, 23:39So I guess all those guys at the BAR were wrong and didn't know what they were talking about. And now for their political views! And on and on.
#19 Posted by AmerasianD on 24 November, 2009, 0:51NASA recently confirmed the presence of water on the moon, or rather that there were ice particles on the moon. Having an abundance of water on the moon would make it easier to set up a base camp for astronauts by providing drinking water and an ingredient for rocket fuel. The latest finding is furt...
#20 Posted by MID on 24 November, 2009, 19:47Yes...you'd have to undoubtedly clean it up if you wished to consume it. That could certainly be done with the technology available. After all, we have people on the ISS currently consuming their own pee, cleaned up into purified water, fit for consumption...
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