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Oceans of WATER

discovered INSIDE the

Moon

INSIDE the Moon is a MASSIVE reservoir of
water which will make manned colonies a
reality, scientists said today.

The discovery of huge pockets of sub-surface
water - perhaps as much as on Earth - is a game
changer for humans living long-term, or even
permanently, on our nearest neighbour.
A new study revealed water levels in
analysed volcanic crystals were similar to those
on Earth.
The discovery was made when experts
from Brown University in the US tested crystals
from Earth’s natural satellite that were taken
during the Apollo 15 and 17 missions in the
1970s.
Writing in their paper published in
Nature Geoscience: "The nearly ubiquitous
presence of water in large and small lunar
pyroclastic deposits adds to the growing Amazon founder Jeff
evidence that the lunar mantle is an important STRINGER’S
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The researchers behind the study state
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massively with future moon missions.
Additionally, most scientists agree that where in
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of finding life. he wishes to build a Moon base for humans to
Lead author Dr. Shuai Li, formerly of live on.
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lunar poles, but the pyroclastic deposits are at settlement on Mars, Mr Bezos believes that a Stephanie.
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Anthony Colaprete, a NASA scientist During a Q&A session at Seattle’s www.stringerszingers.com
who reviewed the paper, said: “The fact that Museum of Flight, Mr Bezos said: “I think we
they see this feature associated with the glasses should build a permanent human settlement on
tells us that there was indeed quite a bit of water one of the poles of the moon.
in the interior of the moon when these volcanic “It’s time to go back to the moon, but this
eruptions were occurring.” time to stay.”
Director-general of the ESA Johann- Mr Bezos added that artificially
Dietrich Wörner says the moon village is intelligent machines could be used to help build
virtually guaranteed and there are a “a list of the Moon base, and even explore Mars.
worldwide entities” which want to get involved Currently rovers on the Red Planet have
in a lunar-base project. to feed information to ground control on Earth,
Speaking at a conference in Paris, the and wait for precise instructions as to avoid
head of Europe’s space arm said: “For me, the hazards.
Moon village is already more or less a fact. Mr Bezos: “That’s one of the reasons
“Okay, there is nothing on the Moon that you get to cover very little ground with
visible [yet], but there will be something visible those rovers. From Everyone at
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