Water on Lunar Surface (IMAGE)

Southwest Research Institute

Water on Lunar Surface

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Using extensive experiments with water and lunar samples collected by the Apollo missions, an SwRI scientist calculated the amount of energy needed to remove water molecules from lunar rock. This research recently helped scientists better characterize the amount of water on the lunar surface.

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NASA/JPL/USGS

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