NASA’s SOFIA Discovers Water on Sunlit Surface of Moon

[Saxum]

https://www.nasa.gov/press-release/nasa-s-sofia-discovers-water-on-sunlit-surface-of-moon/

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SOFIA has detected water molecules (H2O) in Clavius Crater, one of the largest craters visible from Earth, located in the Moon’s southern hemisphere. Previous observations of the Moon’s surface detected some form of hydrogen, but were unable to distinguish between water and its close chemical relative, hydroxyl (OH). Data from this location reveal water in concentrations of 100 to 412 parts per million – roughly equivalent to a 12-ounce bottle of water – trapped in a cubic meter of soil spread across the lunar surface. 

 

As a comparison, the Sahara desert has 100 times the amount of water than what SOFIA detected in the lunar soil. Despite the small amounts, the discovery raises new questions about how water is created and how it persists on the harsh, airless lunar surface.

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Interesting although the extraction cost may be too high to practically use it.

[RochesterRob]

  On 10/27/2020 at 12:00 AM, Limeaid said:

https://www.nasa.gov/press-release/nasa-s-sofia-discovers-water-on-sunlit-surface-of-moon/

Interesting although the extraction cost may be too high to practically use it.

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  It would be a huge step towards colonization if humanity so desired costs be darned.

[TBBills]

  On 10/27/2020 at 12:22 AM, RochesterRob said:

  It would be a huge step towards colonization if humanity so desired costs be darned.

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Yea cost is a non issue, whoever controls the moon will control the world. We can get a base up there easier launch capabilities for space missions and weapons.

[Over 29 years of fanhood]

  On 10/27/2020 at 1:16 AM, TBBills said:

Yea cost is a non issue, whoever controls the moon will control the world. We can get a base up there easier launch capabilities for space missions and weapons.

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because you can turn it into a Death Star? I’m curious why control of the moon is important? 

[BringBackFlutie]

  On 10/27/2020 at 5:58 PM, Over 29 years of fanhood said:

because you can turn it into a Death Star? I’m curious why control of the moon is important? 

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Why answer your own question before you ask?

[Nextmanup]

  On 10/27/2020 at 5:58 PM, Over 29 years of fanhood said:

because you can turn it into a Death Star? I’m curious why control of the moon is important? 

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It's not.

 

🤣

[TBBills]

  On 10/27/2020 at 5:58 PM, Over 29 years of fanhood said:

because you can turn it into a Death Star? I’m curious why control of the moon is important? 

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Why is control of something that orbits the earth so important...

[Over 29 years of fanhood]

  On 10/27/2020 at 7:46 PM, TBBills said:

Why is control of something that orbits the earth so important...

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there are already hundreds if not thousands 

[BringBackFlutie]

  On 10/27/2020 at 8:19 PM, Over 29 years of fanhood said:

there are already hundreds if not thousands 

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...But they aren't as big as the Death Star, and they can be shot out of the sky.

[RochesterRob]

  On 10/27/2020 at 5:58 PM, Over 29 years of fanhood said:

because you can turn it into a Death Star? I’m curious why control of the moon is important? 

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  It (the moon) will be run by Martin Landau and his wife Barbara Bain plus a number of people with a British accent.

[Augie]

  On 10/27/2020 at 9:10 PM, BringBackFlutie said:

 

...But they aren't as big as the Death Star, and they can be shot out of the sky.

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I’m reserving judgement until I know what sitcom math has to say about all this. 

[4merper4mer]

  On 10/27/2020 at 10:31 PM, Augie said:

 

I’m reserving judgement until I know what sitcom math has to say about all this. 

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It has no data on whether control of the moon would mean control of the Earth.  It has, however, proven there are no intelligent communicative aliens on the moon.  Why would the moon be different than the rest of the universe?

[Dr. Who]

  On 10/27/2020 at 9:46 PM, RochesterRob said:

  It (the moon) will be run by Martin Landau and his wife Barbara Bain plus a number of people with a British accent.

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Catherine Schell was a hottie back in the day.

[dpberr]

I recall a small arthouse film that started off with finding something at Clavius...

[Nextmanup]

  On 10/28/2020 at 3:21 AM, dpberr said:

I recall a small arthouse film that started off with finding something at Clavius...

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2001 isn't what I'd call a small arthouse film.

Had a budget of nearly $100 million (adjusted for 2020 dollars) and was a major Metro Goldwyn Mayer release.

 

Nominated for 4 academy awards, won 1.  

 

 

 

 

[WhoTom]

  On 10/28/2020 at 3:21 AM, dpberr said:

I recall a small arthouse film that started off with finding something at Clavius...

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  On 10/28/2020 at 4:28 PM, Nextmanup said:

2001 isn't what I'd call a small arthouse film.

Had a budget of nearly $100 million (adjusted for 2020 dollars) and was a major Metro Goldwyn Mayer release.

 

Nominated for 4 academy awards, won 1. 

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Woody : Kelly's coming back from Europe today.

Frasier : Ah, she's hopping the pond.

Woody : What?

Frasier : Well, the pond. It's a reference to the Atlantic.

Woody : Why, Dr. Crane. The Atlantic is an ocean. How many of those have you had?

Frasier : Apparently, not enough.

 

[Sig1Hunter]

  On 10/27/2020 at 5:58 PM, Over 29 years of fanhood said:

because you can turn it into a Death Star? I’m curious why control of the moon is important? 

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The ultimate “high ground”

[PromoTheRobot]

If they really want to have a base on the moon they need to see if there are any lava tubes that can be converted into habitats. It would be too hard to build something that can protect from the sun's radiation and the odd micro-meteorite.