Cool discovery: new studies confirm Moon has icy poles – Australian Times

Andrew Dempster, UNSW
Water is more abundant on the Moon than we might have suspected, according to two papers published today in Nature Astronomy that confirm the presence of ice on and near the lunar surface.
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Its a boost for the prospect of extracting water from the Moon, which can help support humans, or be converted to rocket fuel, although the situation is far from simple.
The first paper, led by Casey Honniball of the University of Hawai’i, offers confirmation of the suspected discovery…

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