05-04-2022, 03:59 PM
Moon may have been siphoning water from Earth's atmosphere for billions of years and storing it as ice deep inside craters - that could one day be used to sustain a base on the lunar surface
Quote:Researchers estimate there is as much as 840 cubic miles of water on the moon
This is primarily located in the north and south polar regions of Earth's satellite
Experts suggest some of this water - in liquid and permafrost form - comes from Earth's atmosphere as the moon passes through the planets magnetosphere
This adds to theories suggesting the water comes from asteroids and solar wind