Gene Cernan has died

Re:Gene Cernan has died by greedo on Monday January 16, 2017 @08:37PM (#13414520)

Complete nonsense. The moon has water which can obviously be broken down into oxygen and rocket fuel. The idea that we know the extent of the moon's resources is naive.

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Re:Gene Cernan has died by wolf550e on Monday January 16, 2017 @08:58PM (#13414609)

I thought it was only in permanently shadowed craters? If it's accessible and is concentrated enough, then you're right.

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Re:Gene Cernan has died by Baeocystin on Tuesday January 17, 2017 @12:03AM (#13415312)

There is reason to believe the moon is wetter than we thought.

http://arstechnica.com/science/2016/11/high-temperature-rock...

You're correct in that large, (comparatively) easily mined water ice deposits are located in permanent shadow at the poles, but there is likely water available in most locations, if you dig down below the surface.

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