ABC News: Yes, There Is Water on the Moon
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A new analysis of volcanic glass recovered from the moon decades ago found the rocks contain traces of the constituents of water, challenging a long-held notion that the moon is dry. (article 2)
Using a technique not available when Apollo astronauts collected the rocks in the early 1970s, scientists detected telltale signs of water trapped inside the pebblelike glass. (article 2)
The report, in the new issue of the journal Nature, may cause scientists to rethink theories on how the moon was formed. (article 2)
The pebbles, about the size of a period on this page, are made of magnesium-rich green volcanic glass and iron-rich orange glass that solidified moments after eruption. (article 2)
U.S. researchers have found evidence of water on the moon by studying glass pebbles picked up by NASA astronauts more than 30 years ago. (article 4)
The study, published in Nature on Thursday, means " the presence of water must be considered in models constraining the moon's formation and its thermal and chemical evolution the abstract said. (article 4)
The findings point to the existence of water deep beneath the moon's surface, transforming scientific understanding of our nearest neighbor's formation and, perhaps, our own. (article 3)
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moon, water, lunar, hydrogen, glasses |
Source articles
- Evidence of moon water found (L.A. Times, 07/10/2008, 650 words)
- Traces of water on moon (seattletimes.nwsource.com, 07/10/2008, 467 words)
- ABC News: Yes, There Is Water on the Moon (ABCNews, 07/10/2008, 342 words)
- Evidence of water on the moon, study says (cbc.ca, 07/10/2008, 429 words)
- Planetary science: The early Moon was rich in water (Nature Journals, 07/09/2008, 1124 words)
- Beyond the Beyond (blog.wired.com, 07/10/2008, 13 words)
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