Saturday, February 07, 2015

Moon Water: Discovery of Hydrogen Craters May Signal the Presence of Lunar H2O


Scientists could be closer to finding water on the moon - a discovery that could help create rocket fuel and breathable air for future colonies.

Using data from the Lunar Reconnaisance Orbiter's Lend tool, Nasa scientists have been mapping the hydrogen levels across the moon craggy deposits.

And they've found surprisingly higher levels of hydrogen in a very specific area; the slopes of craters in the moon's southern hemisphere facing the South Pole.

These slopes could be mankind's best hope finding drinkable water on the lunar surface, they claim.

Hydrogen could be found as either hydroxol - which is a single atom bound with a single oxygen atom — or it may be two hydrogen atoms bound with oxygen .... http://www.dailymail.co.uk