Water on the Moon and Earth has the same origin

Water on the Moon and Earth can come from the same origin. Research published May 9 in the Journal of Science has led researchers to question the theory of Moon formation as well as the origin of volatile matter in the Solar System.

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A group of American scientists discovered traces of the existence of water in soil samples brought back from the Moon 15 and 17 from the Moon. Subsequent chemical analysis showed that water on the Moon contained components of hydrogen and deuterium - an isotope of hydrogen at a low rate, similar to the ratio of water on Earth.

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This is also the rate found in carbonaceous chondrites - an ancient meteorite originating from the asteroid belt near Venus, thought to be one of the most lifelong objects in the Solar System.

The finding has led scientists to reconsider the theory of Moon formation. Previously, the Moon was thought to be a fragment from the Earth, separated after a large collision 4.5 billion years ago.

However, if this theory is correct, scientists will not be able to find water on the Moon because the impact of heat from the collision will vaporize all of hydrogen and other volatile substances. The theory of water on the Moon originating from a comet could not stand, since the composition of water on comets often had very high levels of hydrogen-deuterium.

Alberto Saal, a geological specialist at Brown University, is also the director of the study, presumably guessing that at the time of the collision, water appeared on Earth. Part of this water has been able to "survive" through the tremor and survive on the Moon to this day.

The scientific community pointed out that the new discovery opens up opportunities for scientists to learn more about the secrets hidden in the universe, the formation of the Moon as well as the origin of the volatile substances in Space.