NASA announces that “we have confirmed that there is water in the part of the moon that is exposed to sunlight” –GIGAZINE

by Rob Pettengill

Flight Observatory Operated by NASA “Stratospheric infrared observatory(SOFIA) ”confirmed for the first time that water molecules also exist in the part of the moon that is exposed to sunlight.

Molecular water detected on the sunlit Moon by SOFIA | Nature astronomy
https://www.nature.com/articles/s41550-020-01222-x

SOFIA Discovers Water on the Surface of the Sunlit Moon | POT
https://www.nasa.gov/press-release/nasa-s-sofia-discovers-water-on-sunlit-surface-of-moon/

Water on the moon: NASA confirms water molecules on our neighbor’s sunny surface: NPR
https://www.npr.org/2020/10/26/927869069/water-on-the-moon-nasa-confirms-water-molecules-on-our-neighbors-sunny-surface

Scientists just reported the first unequivocal detection of water on the Moon
https://www.sciencealert.com/we-have-the-first-unambiguous-detection-of-water-on-the-moon

NASA uses the infrared camera of the “SOFIA” flight observatory to observe the lunar surface with a telescope with a diameter of 106 inches (approximately 2.7 meters) while it flies in the stratosphere at an altitude of 45,000 feet (approximately 13.7 km), on the southern hemisphere side of the moon. On the visible side from the groundKrabius CratorThe peculiar wavelength of water molecules was detected. Unmanned spacecraft “ElcrossIt has been confirmed that there is ice in the part of the crater of the moon that is not exposed to light, but this is the first time that the existence of water has been confirmed in the part that is exposed to sunlight.

According to NASA, the amount of water detected is about 350 ml per cubic meter of lunar soil, and the total amount is about one hundredth of the water that exists in the entire Sahara desert. On the moon without an atmosphere, when sunlight falls, the water evaporates and is lost in space, so it is believed that some mechanism is working on the “water in the part exposed to sunlight” detected this time. Said NASA, “The cause is unknown at this stage,” and it is possible that the water is “trapped in minerals like natural glass in the ground caused by meteorite collisions” and “sandwiched between grains of soil.” I’m only talking about sex.

Since “water”, which is an important element for life, is precious in space, many planetary exploration projects are investigating the existence of water as one of the signs of life. “Water is a valuable resource for scientific purposes and for use by lunar explorers,” said Jacob Blecher, chief scientist at NASA’s Manned Mission and Exploration Operations Headquarters. If we can use existing water, we can reduce the amount of water we bring in from the ground and bring in more research equipment that will allow new scientific discoveries. “

NASA will measure the position of water on the Moon in 2022.SnakeIt will be launched, and by 2024, the “Artemis Project” will be implemented to send humanity back to the moon.

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