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Satellites find water on the Moon

24 Sep 2009 Hamish Johnston
Composite image consisting of a subset of Moon Mineralogy Mapper data for the Orientale region
Wetter than we thought: composite image consisting of a subset of Moon Mineralogy Mapper data for the Orientale region. The image strip on the left is a colour composite of data from 28 separate wavelengths of light reflected from the moon. The blue to red tones reveal changes in rock and mineral composition, and the green colour is an indication of the abundance of iron-bearing minerals such as pyroxene. The image strip on the right is from a single wavelength of light. (Courtesy: NASA)
There is much more water on the Moon than previously thought, according to scientists who have analy

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