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Title: Uncle M's next holiday venue
Post by: Miss Demeanour on September 24, 2009, 11:33:29 AM
Spacecraft see 'damp' Moon soils

A surprising amount of water has been found to exist in the Moon's soil.

Data from three spacecraft, including India's Chandrayaan probe, shows that very fine films of H20 coat the particles that make up the lunar dirt.

The quantity is tiny but could become a useful resource for astronauts wishing to live on the Moon, scientists say.



I guess if you're an astronaut the places where you'd like to live would be limited  rubschin:
Title: Re: Uncle M's next holiday venue
Post by: Barman on September 24, 2009, 11:36:36 AM
I heard this on the wireless...  rubschin:

Uncle, why didn't they find any water when they went up there like?  Shrugs:
Title: Re: Uncle M's next holiday venue
Post by: Uncle Mort on September 24, 2009, 11:59:00 AM
It seems they did:

The rock and soil samples returned by the Apollo missions were found to be ever so slightly "damp" when examined in the laboratory, but scientists could never rule out the possibility that the water in the samples got in only after they were hauled back to Earth.

Very good news for the future of space exploration  happy088
Title: Re: Uncle M's next holiday venue
Post by: Barman on September 24, 2009, 12:16:07 PM
It seems they did:

The rock and soil samples returned by the Apollo missions were found to be ever so slightly "damp" when examined in the laboratory, but scientists could never rule out the possibility that the water in the samples got in only after they were hauled back to Earth.

Very good news for the future of space exploration  happy088

Hmnnn...  rubschin:

Good news for those looking to get multi-billion Dollar budgets for space exploration signed-off perhaps...?
Title: Re: Uncle M's next holiday venue
Post by: Miss Demeanour on September 24, 2009, 12:16:59 PM
It's too high for me  scared2:
Title: Re: Uncle M's next holiday venue
Post by: Snoopy on September 24, 2009, 12:18:09 PM
It's too high for me  scared2:

Wot? ~ Can't reach it even in those heels?
Title: Re: Uncle M's next holiday venue
Post by: Miss Demeanour on September 24, 2009, 12:21:02 PM
Not in heels and on a ladder I'm afraid  noooo:

and it's dark  scared2:
Title: Re: Uncle M's next holiday venue
Post by: Snoopy on September 24, 2009, 02:02:44 PM
No spiders tho'  spider:
Title: Re: Uncle M's next holiday venue
Post by: Barman on September 24, 2009, 02:09:28 PM
No spiders tho'  spider:
Well, they said there was no water...  char062
Title: Re: Uncle M's next holiday venue
Post by: Uncle Mort on September 24, 2009, 02:41:58 PM
Have you not heard of "Spiders from Mars"

Just ask Ziggy.  8)
Title: Re: Uncle M's next holiday venue
Post by: Miss Demeanour on September 24, 2009, 02:42:17 PM
Marley  rubschin:
Title: Re: Uncle M's next holiday venue
Post by: Darwins Selection on September 24, 2009, 05:03:57 PM
Bloody illiterate Yanks  ::)

"Please do not flush while the lunar module is standing on the surface" 
Title: Re: Uncle M's next holiday venue
Post by: Snoopy on September 24, 2009, 05:04:54 PM
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