Its official: significant amount of water on moon

[Ezechiel]

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/33912611/ns/technology_and_science-space/

It's official: There's water ice on the moon, and lots of it. When melted, the water could potentially be used to drink or to extract hydrogen for rocket fuel.

 

[pixelsmith]

funny they didnt figure that out when they were up there walking and driving around.

 

[Ezechiel]

funny they didnt figure that out when they were up there walking and driving around.

Good observation !

Seems the water distribution is polar.

http://www.solarviews.com/eng/moonwater.htm

 

[kcfraser]

Natural spring water from the Swiss Alps bores me now

 

[Jose Collado]

Now the bottled water companies can buy moon water for $3 per megalitre and sell it for $3 per bottle like they do here.

 

[Jose Collado]

funny they didnt figure that out when they were up there walking and driving around.

I'd assume because they didn't walk or drive all around the moon. Also, I'm not sure if they were aware of the possibility.

 

[TClaeys]

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/33912611/ns/technology_and_science-space/

It's official: There's water ice on the moon, and lots of it. When melted, the water could potentially be used to drink or to extract hydrogen for rocket fuel.

Water ice?? WATER????!!
And I suppose you're ignoring the OBVIOUS LIVING STICK PERSON in this picture??!! Do I need to point it out to you??

I welcome our stick person overlords.

 

[Chuckleberryfinn]

Water ice?? WATER????!!
And I suppose you're ignoring the OBVIOUS LIVING STICK PERSON in this picture??!! Do I need to point it out to you??

I welcome our stick person overlords.

Stick person my ass. It's clearly the face of a grey alien peeking through a ventilation duct disguised as a geological formation. Get with the program, Claeys.

The 10KM thing was added later, after the picture was accidentally released, to throw people off. It's actually a small area of less than a few feet wide.

 

[Xylo]

Are you sure that's the moon? It appears to me to be an extreme closeup of a kitchen sponge!

All joking aside, I'm quite glad it's official. Now we have a reason to go to the moon and strip mine the natural resources there!