Moon Water

One of the most important things we look for in space is water. Humans are made of mostly water (about 60%), but we use water for lots more than drinking.

Water is made of two hydrogen atoms and one oxygen atom. We can separate the water into its atoms and then use the resulting hydrogen and oxygen for things like rocket fuel. And the more water we can find, the less we have to bring with us. That leaves us room to bring more robots or people to the moon instead of tanks filled with water.

Writer Mickey Kulp created this artsy picture of Quinyang (left), me (middle)
and Sunteel (right) looking for lunar minerals that contain water.

On the moon, water is locked up in rocks and minerals, so it's rare to find it in a ready-to-use state. Really, modern moon explorers are a little like old time prospectors looking for riches in rocks.

Read more here: https://moon.nasa.gov/news/155/theres-water-on-the-moon/

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