Water really exists on the moon

A new era in history conquered the space that has just opened after the US Aerospace Agency (NASA) confirmed the moon's destruction to find water last month was successful.

Dust rises in the moon breaking incident on October 9.Photo: AP.

On October 9, NASA spacecraft launched a 2,200 kg heavy rocket into the hole Cabeus (100 km in diameter) in the south pole of the moon. The impact of the explosion can knock all ice crystals that exist beneath the ground. Then another spacecraft brought the probe down to the position of the explosion to see if ice crystals were fired. The explosion created a hole with a diameter of 20-30 m.

NASA hopes the explosion can create a high dust column about 10 km. With such a height, people can observe dust from the earth with a telescope. In fact, the gas column is much smaller than expected (only about 1.6 km high). However, the probes still detect water vapor, frozen water crystals, OH molecules (only appear when water molecules are broken by sunlight).

According to the BBC, scientists are responsible for studying the data that the probe sent back to see in the dust rising from the explosion with many ice crystals and steam.

'We found water on the moon. Not a bit of water, but a lot , 'said Anthony Colaprete, the chief of water search for the moon.

NASA video launches missiles to destroy the moon.Source: Youtube

Colaprete said last month's bombardment fired at least 94.5 liters of water. Meanwhile the BBC says that the amount of water in the dust is greater than 100 kg.

Scientists emphasize that the results they have just published are only original data. More research will be conducted to determine the amount of water in the hole Cabeus.

Some space policy experts say that the existence of water makes the moon worth the attention of the US government again. If the moon has plenty of water, scientists can build on it to provide astronauts and rocket fuel.

From the earth people see only the bright half of the moon because this planet is on a rotating orbit in sync. The surface of that half is drier than any desert on the earth. But scientists have long predicted that water may exist in the dark half of 'Sister Hang'. According to them, meteorites that fell to the moon a few billion years ago brought water.

If future studies prove that the amount of water on the moon is very large, humans can base it on the two poles of the planet.

'Astronauts can use water on the moon to drink. We can also electrolyze water to create oxygen and hydrogen - two types of fuel for boosters. In addition, astronauts can use oxygen to breathe , "explains Mike Wargo, a NASA scientist.