Moon May Have Once Had Water 89
Smivs writes "US scientists have found
evidence that water was held in the Moon's interior, challenging some elements of the theory of how Earth's satellite formed.The Moon is thought to have been created in a violent collision between Earth and another planet-sized object.
Scientists thought the heat from this impact had vaporised all the water.
But a new study in Nature magazine shows water was delivered to the lunar surface from the interior in volcanic eruptions three billion years ago.
This suggests that water has been a part of the Moon since its early existence."
Moon River? (Score:5, Funny)
Old news (Score:5, Funny)
English may once had grammar (Score:3, Funny)
See subject (of my post and the article)
Re:US scientists you say? (Score:2, Funny)
Aren't they busy eating Big Macs, wiretapping citizens and invading sovereign contries?
Only the well funded ones.
I've cracked it (Score:5, Funny)
"another planet-sized object"
Perhaps Xenu's spacecraft was bigger than we imagined.
Re:Duh. (Score:1, Funny)
heh. (Score:3, Funny)
should be easy to resolve this (Score:2, Funny)
Why doesn't somebody just ask Sen. McCain?
Re:Duh. (Score:4, Funny)
then how do you explain the song?
We're whalers on the moon
We carry a harpoon
*sheesh, I used to go to school with that guy*
Water? (Score:2, Funny)
Does it ever had oil?
Re:Manifold Space (Score:3, Funny)
Stephen Baxter wrote about tapping the water in the Moon in his novel Manifold Space. Apparently the notion of deep wells of water on the Moon has been seriously contemplated by astrophysicists since the early 70s.
The way you speak of the 70s as if it was a long time ago makes me start to feel really old.
Re:Manifold Space (Score:3, Funny)
Sure, they funded manned trips to the moon those decades ago.
Think of the pyramids of Egypt. They were built thousands of years ago.
You try funding a project of that scope today, with that kind of durability, and see how far you get.
Kids these days...
Uhh, Yeah (Score:2, Funny)
Re:Moon River? (Score:1, Funny)
What, are you using your whole fist, doc?
Re:I've cracked it (Score:3, Funny)