Chinese Scientists Discover New And Renewable Source Of Water On The Moon
Chinese space scientists have found a new source of water on the Moon.
This finding could make it easier for future explorers to reside on the Moon.
Water embedded in minute glass beads in Moon's soil was discovered in samples taken from the Moon's surface during China's lunar mission in 2020.
The H2O in these glass beads was found to be reasonably simple to extract.
The water could either be used as propellant or astronauts can consume it.
The finding could be evidence of an ongoing water cycle, according to experts.
India’s Chandrayaan mission had confirmed water on the Moon in 2008 in the form of ice in shaded areas at its poles.
So experts knew for years that there is H2O on the Moon in the form of ice in shaded areas at its poles.
Water could be extracted from these beads via heating by future lunar missions.
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