NASA’s Sofia Discovers Water on Sunlit Surface of Moon

Re:NASA’s Sofia Discovers Water on Sunlit Surface of Moon by ginko on Monday October 26, 2020 @12:21PM (#24897820)

>We had indications that H2O – the familiar water we know – might be present on the sunlit side of the Moon

Doesn't every part of the Moon get some sunlight over the lunar cycle?

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Re:NASA’s Sofia Discovers Water on Sunlit Surface of Moon by RichWalton on Monday October 26, 2020 @12:24PM (#24897845)

Some parts of some craters are in permanent shadow.

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Re:NASA’s Sofia Discovers Water on Sunlit Surface of Moon by cgriswald on Monday October 26, 2020 @01:29PM (#24898678)

This is true, but the phrasing "might be present on the sunlit side of the Moon" is problematic and reinforces the belief (also reinforced by the phrase "dark side") that the Moon has a light and dark side. (At least in the case of 'dark side' an argument could be made that it means 'dark to (historical) human knowledge.' It's hard to defend "sunlit side.")

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Re:NASA’s Sofia Discovers Water on Sunlit Surface of Moon by pulkitanand on Monday October 26, 2020 @03:50PM (#24900511)

Tidal forces from Earth have slowed the Moon's rotation to the point where the same side is always facing the Earth—a phenomenon called tidal locking.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Far_side_of_the_Moon

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Re:NASA’s Sofia Discovers Water on Sunlit Surface of Moon by cli on Monday October 26, 2020 @03:54PM (#24900568)

But every side faces the sun at some point. The first paragraph of that article even says so.

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