Watery Moon
Water has been found on the Moon. And not just in the craters near the poles either (which have long been suspected of harboring ice, and have recently proven to be the coldest places in the galaxy, with temps hovering within 10 degrees of absolute 0) but all across the surface of the moon, albeit in very low concentration.
Three different satellites have confirmed the presence of water or hydroxyl. Perhaps the most interesting part is how the water got there. Some may have come from comets or other sources. But some may also have come from the solar wind, a stream of high energy hydrogen atoms emitted by the sun, striking the oxygen rich rocks and surface of the moon, breaking apart their bonds, and forming water.
Three different satellites have confirmed the presence of water or hydroxyl. Perhaps the most interesting part is how the water got there. Some may have come from comets or other sources. But some may also have come from the solar wind, a stream of high energy hydrogen atoms emitted by the sun, striking the oxygen rich rocks and surface of the moon, breaking apart their bonds, and forming water.
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