[jonrick46]

I would be something if it were discovered that below the moon’s surface were oil deposits created when the moon had enough oxygen to support these organisms below the surface.

[Cincinatus' Wife]

The moon has vast water deposits at both poles. Hydrogen and Oxygen is the most powerful rocket fuel we have (as well as for drinking and breathing). Along with the bounty of water, is almost permanent sunlight (as the sun circles around the horizon rather than rising and setting) for solar power.

It seems everything that can advance our reach here and in space, has been labeled harmful, finite and/or hard to get to, in order to keep it expensive and us boxed up.

[Melas]

The Earth’s moon never had enough oxygen to support organisms anywhere. Nor has it ever had enough atmosphere to support H20 in liquid form. H20 on the moon is like C02 on earth. You can freeze CO2 into a solid (dry ice) but it will sublimate directly to gas skipping the liquid form entirely.

The moon simply does not have enough mass to have an atmosphere in the planetary sense. Atmospheric pressure and volume are directly proportional to the gravity, and Earth’s moon just doesn’t have enough.

[conservativejoy]

“I would be something if it were discovered that below the moon’s surface were oil deposits created when the moon had enough oxygen to support these organisms below the surface.”

Careful, next you’ll be saying we should incentivize private companies exploring the moon and setting up a moon station. :)

We already know that there are enormous amounts of platinum on the moon, but some here on FR believe we should just let the Chinese and the Russians have all the moon’s resources.