Moon on the Water (Jackanory Story Books)

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The water was discovered at high latitudes towards the moon’s south pole in abundances of about 100 to 400 parts per million H2O. “That is quite a lot,” said Mahesh Anand, professor of planetary science and exploration at the Open University in Milton Keynes. “It is about as much as is dissolved in the lava flowing out of the Earth’s mid-ocean ridges, which could be harvested to make liquid water under the right temperature and pressure conditions.” Craig O'Neill, a planetary scientist at Macquarie University, said the detection of the water signature was a big result.

Andrew Dempster, head of space engineering at the University of New South Wales, has long argued that Australia should play a role in space mining. Now, Casey Honniball at Nasa’s ASA Goddard Space Flight Center in Maryland, US, and colleagues have detected a chemical signature that is unambiguously H2O, by measuring the wavelengths of sunlight reflecting off the moon’s surface. The data was gathered by the Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy (Sofia), a modified Boeing 747 carrying a 2.7-metre reflecting telescope. Luxembourg leads the trillion-dollar race to become the Silicon Valley of asteroid mining". CNBC. 16 April 2018. This concentration is comparable with that of magma in Earth's upper mantle. While of considerable selenological interest, this announcement affords little comfort to would-be lunar colonists. The sample originated many kilometers below the surface, and the inclusions are so difficult to access that it took 39 years to detect them with a state-of-the-art ion microprobe instrument. [ citation needed] Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy

Why do we care about water on the Moon?

It’s likely that this “fine gray soil” ends up in the Moon water, but it’s not clear exactly what other compounds might be in there, Li adds. He says it probably depends on what region of the Moon the water comes from. a b Mitrofanov, I. G.; Sanin, A. B.; Litvak, M. L. (2016). "Water in the Moon's polar areas: Results of LEND neutron telescope mapping". Doklady Physics. 61 (2): 98–101. Bibcode: 2016DokPh..61...98M. doi: 10.1134/S1028335816020117. S2CID 124285842.

It suggests that the moon got depleted in these volatile elements by evaporation at some point,’ he said.

We had indications that H2O – the familiar water we know – might be present on the sunlit side of the Moon,” said Paul Hertz, director of the Astrophysics Division in the Science Mission Directorate at NASA Headquarters in Washington. “Now we know it is there. This discovery challenges our understanding of the lunar surface and raises intriguing questions about resources relevant for deep space exploration.” During a full moon, it’s not unusual to hear people make jokes about the erratic actions of themselves or others, blaming the “bella luna” for any bad behavior. In fact, the word “lunatic” or “lunacy” is derived from the Roman goddess of the moon, Luna. The moon has been accused of controlling everything from fertility to the foraging behavior of mice, but whether or not the moon actually has that much (or any) influence on our behavior still has yet to be proven. One thing we know for sure about this celestial body—it plays a huge role by influencing our beautiful ocean tides. i

Although free water cannot persist in illuminated regions of the Moon, any such water produced there by the action of the solar wind on lunar minerals might, through a process of evaporation and condensation, [ dubious – discuss] migrate to permanently cold polar areas and accumulate there as ice, perhaps in addition to any ice brought by comet impacts. [20] October 26, 2020: In a paper published in Nature Astronomy, a team of scientists used SOFIA, an infrared telescope mounted inside a 747 jumbo jet, to make observations that showed unambiguous evidence of water on parts of the Moon where the sun shines. "This discovery reveals that water might be distributed across the lunar surface and not limited to the cold shadowed places near the lunar poles," Paul Hertz, the director of NASA's astrophysics division, said. [67] Lunar IceCube Because they are so ubiquitous, these small cold traps could be much easier to access than large craters that don't see the light of day and can't be accessed with solar-powered landers or rovers. Japan's now-finished lunar mission found no water ice". Spaceflight Now. July 6, 2009 . Retrieved 2013-09-27. NASA – Lunar Prospector". lunar.arc.nasa.gov. Archived from the original on 2016-09-14 . Retrieved 2015-05-25.

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The Moon Under Water" is a 1946 essay by George Orwell, originally published as the Saturday Essay in the Evening Standard on 9 February 1946, [1] in which he provided a detailed description of his ideal public house, the fictitious "Moon Under Water". It was Orwell's last contribution to the Evening Standard. [2] Summary [ edit ] Lunar water has two potential origins: water-bearing comets (and other bodies) striking the Moon, and insitu production. It has been theorized that the latter may occur when hydrogen ions ( protons) in the solar wind chemically combine with the oxygen atoms present in the lunar minerals ( oxides, silicates, etc.) to produce small amounts of water trapped in the minerals' crystal lattices or as hydroxyl groups, potential water precursors. [76] (This mineral-bound water, or mineral surface, must not be confused with water ice.)

The investment allows them to continue running events, currently at the Grimsby Central Hall on Duncombe Street, while they look for a venue in the future. live Tara blaze downgraded in Queensland as authorities gain the upper hand on grassfires outside Sydney Earlier in October, eight countries including the UK signed the Artemis Accords, a set of international agreements drawn up by the US, governing future exploration of the moon and exploitation of its resources. Using images from the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter, Paul Hayne, of the University of Colorado in Boulder, and colleagues mapped the distribution of smaller craters and areas of rough ground, and calculated that approximately 40,000 km 2 of the lunar surface has the capacity to trap water. Although this still only represents 0.15% of the lunar surface, their existence may also reduce the risk of conflict between moon-faring nations. Spacecraft like NASA's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter detected hydrogen — one of water's molecular components — in permanently shady areas at the north and south pole.Lakdawalla, Emily (13 November 2009). "LCROSS Lunar Impactor Mission: "Yes, We Found Water!" ". The Planetary Society. Archived from the original on 22 January 2010 . Retrieved 2010-04-13. Elston, D.P. (1968) "Character and Geologic Habitat of Potential Deposits of Water, Carbon and Rare Gases on the Moon", Geological Problems in Lunar and Planetary Research, Proceedings of AAS/IAP Symposium, AAS Science and Technology Series, Supplement to Advances in the Astronautical Sciences., p. 441 Make Moon water under a Gemini or Sagittarius Moon to channel your creativity, your vision, and your expression. It’s always a party for you, dear Gemini, so use this tool to make life even more of a party. Use Moon water in creating offerings of art and self-expression, whether you’re painting with watercolors or planting a garden. Cancer He said the findings of the two papers confirmed assumptions about the Moon and reduced uncertainty for the mining industry. But new research suggests the water we drink and depend upon to sustain life here on Earth may have its origins in a far more distant place – outer space.