Water on the Moon: a Billion Gallons

ABC News ^ | Oct 21, 2010 | NED POTTER

[ColdOne]

Water on the moon? Scientists used to think it was as dry as, well, lunar dust.

But after a year of analysis NASA today announced that its LCROSS lunar-impact probe mission found

[NonValueAdded]

have you seen the National Geographic documentary about the research that has gone into our (cancelled) plans for a moon base? Amazing stuff.

[wastedyears]

A bazillion gallons?

[ComputerGuy]

Not to worry. The new 0bama-inspired NASA has a plan...

[Le Chien Rouge]

EPA to rule Lunar Water is a protected wetland.

[EggsAckley]

Obozo sez “we’ve been there before.”

Brilliant.

/s

[Billthedrill]

Time to restart the moonbase program. Where there is water...there can be beer.

[SampleMan]

A billion gallons is one square mile, 5’ deep.

The area of the moon is ~ 12,560,000 square miles.

So 5 divided by 12,560,000 gives you some idea of how much water you are going to find in one spot.

Yes, I know it is mainly at the poles, so feel free to take off a few zeros.

[sodpoodle]

Don’t even think it!!!

That water belongs on the moon. If we suck it out - the moon will get lighter and float away. Then we’ll have no tides plus a lot of other bad stuff.

I’m not kidding - I looked it up.

[Pecos]

My guess is that if my 15 year old son wants to become an astronaut, he needs to learn Hindi and move to the land of opportunity. At least they have a working capitalist society.

[Pavegunner72]

“Time to restart the moonbase program. Where there is water...there can be beer.”

MOONBREW! you are brilliant sir.

[Cvengr]

Houston,.....We have a problem...

[agere_contra]

Kudos for the perfect image!

[WOBBLY BOB]

Great.Now James Oberstar will want the EPA to control this ,too.

Video: Oberstar’s Clean Water Act amendment a federal seizure of all waters?
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2499830/posts

[ColdOne]

Don’t even think it!!! That water belongs on the moon. If we suck it out - the moon will get lighter and float away. Then we’ll have no tides plus a lot of other bad stuff. I’m not kidding - I looked it up. Shirley you jest? ( yeah I know quit calling you Shirley!) link?

[Moonman62]

So 5 divided by 12,560,000 gives you some idea of how much water you are going to find in one spot.

Yes, I know it is mainly at the poles, so feel free to take off a few zeros.

The billion gallon estimate is for one crater. There should be more water in other polar craters.

[MediaMole]

I’ve heard it will tip over if we send too many people up.

Don’t laugh, it happened to Guam.

[Pete]

As a point of reference, there are 326 million trillion gallons on Earth. So, on a percentage basis, that is about 3 octillion of a one percent.

[deltaromeo11]

Is there any oil up there?

[Mojave]