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Age makes Moon crater attractive site for lunar base
Nature News ^
| 07/28/08
| Katharine Sanderson
Posted on 07/28/2008 7:34:18 PM PDT by KevinDavis
A piece of prime real estate on the Moon is much older than previously thought, which means there’s been more time for water ice to have collected there. The conclusion, based on analysis of data from the SMART-1 mission, makes the crater a very attractive site for a lunar colony, according to scientists behind the study.
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TOPICS: Miscellaneous
KEYWORDS: moon; nasa; space
To: markman46; AntiKev; wastedyears; ALOHA RONNIE; RightWhale; anymouse; Brett66; SunkenCiv; ...
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posted on
07/28/2008 7:35:12 PM PDT
by
KevinDavis
(Hey Barak... I'm a citizen of the US not the WORLD!!!!!)
To: KevinDavis
The environmentalists are probably already preparing law suits to block use of this crater.
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posted on
07/28/2008 7:39:29 PM PDT
by
Redleg Duke
("All gave some, and some gave all!")
To: Redleg Duke
Sensitive rocklands and only known habitat of the spotted moonbat.
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posted on
07/28/2008 7:41:46 PM PDT
by
Nick Danger
(www.swiftvets.com)
To: Redleg Duke
Nice place for polar bears. ;-)
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posted on
07/28/2008 7:44:13 PM PDT
by
Gondring
(I'll give up my right to die when hell freezes over my dead body!)
To: KevinDavis
“We can’t drill for ice on the moon out of our problems.”
To: LiberConservative; All
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posted on
07/28/2008 7:46:57 PM PDT
by
KevinDavis
(Hey Barak... I'm a citizen of the US not the WORLD!!!!!)
To: KevinDavis; LiberConservative; Nick Danger; Redleg Duke
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posted on
07/28/2008 7:51:25 PM PDT
by
BenLurkin
To: KevinDavis
How about a few billion dollars? /s
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posted on
07/28/2008 7:52:38 PM PDT
by
50cal Smokepole
(John Gard for Congress; WI 8th CD)
To: 50cal Smokepole; All
Well there is gold on the moon.
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posted on
07/28/2008 7:57:17 PM PDT
by
KevinDavis
(Hey Barak... I'm a citizen of the US not the WORLD!!!!!)
To: All; KevinDavis
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posted on
07/28/2008 9:29:18 PM PDT
by
ALOHA RONNIE
("ALOHA RONNIE" Guyer/Veteran-"WE WERE SOLDIERS" Battle of IA DRANG-1965 http://www.lzxray.com)
To: KevinDavis
Sorry, no can do. This is part of the Lunar National Water Refuge.
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posted on
07/29/2008 1:05:20 PM PDT
by
colorado tanker
(Number nine, number nine, number nine . . .)
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