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Offline NUMBERZero

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Water on the moon (official)
« on: November 13, 2009, 07:12:47 PM »
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Re: Water on the moon (official)
« Reply #1 on: November 14, 2009, 09:11:10 AM »
Quote from: NUMBERZero on November 13, 2009, 07:12:47 PM
http://www.space.com/scienceastronomy/090923-moon-water-discovery.html

Yes!


It's an awesome discovery. With that, they can build a dome, extract breathable air and fuel from the water and  grow food. All we need is money.

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Re: Water on the moon (official)
« Reply #2 on: November 14, 2009, 12:22:05 PM »
They call it "in situ processing" in Descent. (It was in the first book.
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Re: Water on the moon (official)
« Reply #3 on: November 14, 2009, 04:23:33 PM »
So let me get this straight ...

1. They have detected the presence of water (in the form of ice?) at the Moon.

We also know that ... (I'm extrapolating a little)

2. Many of the objects drifting around in space (rocks, debris, comets, asteroids, etc.) have ice (and/or water) on or in them due partly to where they came from and/or things they've encountered in their travels.

3. The Moon experiences a lot of impacts with space going objects and has done so for a very, very long time.

So ...
Shouldn't it be almost expected for us to detect the presence of water or ice at the Moon?

Am I putting too much thought into this?

Should I see if MegaVolt can shock me with something?
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Re: Water on the moon (official)
« Reply #4 on: November 14, 2009, 07:35:04 PM »
Yes. It's not HOW it got there. It's that it IS there. :)
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Re: Water on the moon (official)
« Reply #5 on: November 15, 2009, 05:58:59 AM »
Quote from: DarkWing on November 14, 2009, 04:23:33 PM
Am I putting too much thought into this?

No, but read the article, your questions are answered. Keep in mind, the scientists involved have put a lot of thought into this, but also remember the person who wrote the article is likely a journalist, not a scientist.
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Re: Water on the moon (official)
« Reply #6 on: November 15, 2009, 07:58:06 AM »
As I understand it, the scientists were fully expecting to find water on the moon, they just didn't expect how much they found. ;)

And of course, WillyP's got a point, too. The journalist who wrote it probably missed a few details. :)

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Should I see if MegaVolt can shock me with something?
Leave it to you to make that reference, DW. ;)
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Re: Water on the moon (official)
« Reply #7 on: November 15, 2009, 01:24:41 PM »
Finding water on the moon doesn't surprise me, If they found Jimmy Hoffa, that would be a different story.  ::)
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Re: Water on the moon (official)
« Reply #8 on: November 16, 2009, 05:38:12 AM »
Especially if they found him on the moon!
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Re: Water on the moon (official)
« Reply #9 on: November 17, 2009, 04:35:48 PM »
I have no clue who the heck Jimmy Hoffa is, but I'd be surprised to find him on the moon too. :P
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Re: Water on the moon (official)
« Reply #10 on: November 17, 2009, 07:34:23 PM »
They never found his body... something of a legend*, to find Jimmy Hoffa.

*not quite the word I wanted, but you know what I mean.
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