Astro-Porn of the Day: Water on the Moon!

[mckitterick]

NASA just released news that they're positively identified water on the Moon from last month's LCROSS mission, where they crashed a rocket and payload into the Cabeus crater near the Moon's South Pole. Here's the plume:


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That water hasn't seen the light of the Sun for billions of years. Does this mean we can live on the Moon? Well, that's taking it a bit far, but it does mean that it's more realistic to consider establishing colonies on the Moon: As the Fremen tell us, water is life.

Chris

Comments

[selinker.livejournal.com]

No, it means we can live in the Moon. If the Moon people will welcome us, that is.

[mckitterick.livejournal.com]

I hear tell that they're cantankerous types.

[selinker.livejournal.com]

Well, we did bomb their planet.

[mckitterick.livejournal.com]

Hey,now: Either you're with us or again' us.

[kalimeg.livejournal.com]

Look at the odd face canted to the left in the two closeups. Rather like a dead doll pic.

[mckitterick.livejournal.com]

Ha!

[ericreynolds.livejournal.com]

I think it's exciting.

To drink, to make rocket fuel, etc., and to live there.

[mckitterick.livejournal.com]

Exact-amundo! How appropriate of a subject, too, considering tomorrow's event, eh? :-D

[garyomaha.livejournal.com]

I can only imagine the marketing some day...MOON WATER!

[mckitterick.livejournal.com]

Awesome - I can see it!