Tag: Moon water
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Where Earth’s Water Really Came From: The Moon Holds the Clues
Introduction: A fresh look at an old question For decades, scientists assumed Earth’s oceans were delivered early in the Solar System by icy asteroids and comets. This classic view aligned with the Late Heavy Bombardment, a bombardment period roughly 4.1 to 3.8 billion years ago when countless celestial bodies battered the young planets. Yet new…
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China’s Chang’e 7: A Lunar South Pole Water-Search Mission on the Horizon
Overview: Chang’e 7 Takes aim at the lunar south pole China’s ambitious lunar program appears poised to take another bold step with the Chang’e 7 mission. Slated to launch later this year, the mission aims to reconnoiter the Moon’s south polar region, a long- suspected reservoir of water ice that could play a crucial role…
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Lunar Riches: Moon Craters Could Hold Platinum, Study Finds
Moon craters as a potential platinum treasure trove A new study published in Planetary and Space Science argues that minerals such as palladium, platinum, and rhodium could be dispersed across thousands of lunar impact craters. The researchers estimate that these metals could be found in a large fraction of the roughly 6,500 craters formed by…