Scientists detect Earth-equivalent amount of water within the moon
Thursday, May 26, 2011 - 21:30
in Astronomy & Space
The moon has much more water than previously thought, a scientific team has discovered. First-time measurements of lunar melt inclusions show that some parts of the lunar mantle have as much water as the Earth's upper mantle. The results may change the prevailing theory about the Moon's origin as well as shed new light on the origin of water at the lunar poles. Results appear in Science Express.
