Moon is wetter, chemically more complex than thought, NASA says
Thursday, October 21, 2010 - 19:50
in Astronomy & Space
The moon's Cabeus crater may hold as many as 1 billion gallons of water. In addition, a huge array of chemicals was detected in the lunar debris cloud. The findings mean the moon could one day serve as a way station.The moon is a much wetter — and more chemically complicated — place than scientists had believed, according to new data released Thursday by NASA.