While it has been known for about five years that our moon has magmatic water, this is the first time it has been detected remotely. Water had been detected on rocks from the Apollo mission, but it was written off as contamination from Earth.
The director of the NASA Lunar Science Institute notes: “This impressive research confirms earlier lab analyses of Apollo samples, and will help broaden our understanding of how this water originated and where it might exist in the lunar mantle.”
The director of the NASA Lunar Science Institute notes: “This impressive research confirms earlier lab analyses of Apollo samples, and will help broaden our understanding of how this water originated and where it might exist in the lunar mantle.”
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