Source: cbc.ca
NASA says the ice could provide water for future moon exploration missions
Scientists say they’ve found ice on the surface of the moon — a potential water source for future human moon explorers.
Most of the ice sits in the shadows of craters near the moon’s poles, reports a study published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences this week.
Because of the moon’s slight tilt as it rotates on its axis, parts of those craters are never exposed to sunlight.
There isn’t a lot of moon ice — it’s found in only about 3.5 per cent of the area of those “cold traps,” where the temperature never creeps above -163 C.
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