India’s Lunar Mission Finds Evidence of Water on the Moon
September 24th, 2009Via: Times:
Dreams of establishing a manned Moon base could become reality within two decades after India’s first lunar mission found evidence of large quantities of water on its surface.
Data from Chandrayaan-1 also suggests that water is still being formed on the Moon. Scientists said the breakthrough — to be announced by Nasa at a press conference today — would change the face of lunar exploration.
The discovery is a significant boost for India in its space race against China. Dr Mylswamy Annadurai, the mission’s project director at the Indian Space Research Organisation in Bangalore, said: “It’s very satisfying.”
The search for water was one of the mission’s main objectives, but it was a surprise nonetheless, scientists said.The unmanned craft was equipped with Nasa’s Moon Mineralogy Mapper, designed specifically to search for water by picking up the electromagnetic radiation emitted by minerals. The M3 also made the unexpected discovery that water may still be forming on the surface of the Moon, according to scientists familiar with the mission.
I don’t get what it means by “water may still be forming on surface of the moon”. Does that mean hydrogen and oxygen are combining to form water?
Anybody?
The moon is full of intelligent life beyond water. There are vast underground facilities and several ET groups there doing all sorts of things. 1, 2
1. Penetration by Ingo Swann
2. lunomaly.com
Moreover the Russian Academy of sciences correctly postulated that the moon is in fact an artificial structure designed by some heavy hitters. 😉
Anyway, I am glad the Indians have the balls to tell (albeit in tiny doses) the truth.
Hey NASA, I want my money back.
🙂