The moon contains water from its formation

The latest research shows that water was present at the same time the moon formed 4.5 billion years ago.

According to Nature Geoscience, scientists have found evidence of the existence of water on the moon's surface during ancient geological movements.

Traces of water on the moon at Bullialdus crater.(Photo: NASA)

Traces of water detected in the form of hydroxyl molecules, found at the crater of Bullialdus crater. The hydroxyl molecules are molecules that consist of an oxygen atom linked to a hydrogen atom. This is considered the smaller structure of a complete water molecule.

Rachel Klima, head of research at Johns Hopkins University, said he didn't think it was water from comets or solar winds."They must have appeared from the beginning with other types of matter ," he said.

The hydroxyl molecules form hydrogen gas in winds that come in contact with the minerals of the rock on the lunar surface. They tend to combine in cool places and move according to the surrounding environment. It can be understood simply that the hydroxyl molecule forms and clings to the surface if the environment is cool and they will move when warmer.

Klima and colleagues did not find hydroxyl molecules in the surrounding soil on the moon, except for the Bullialdus volcano peak. This demonstrates that water sub-molecules have appeared deep in the ground and moved together with geological motions on the moon.