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Water discovery fuels hope to colonize moon
Finding could mean drinking water, rocket fuel, more for future lunar camps

Since man had touched moon, scientists have believed that the lunar surface was bone dry. But till this day, new observations had been made. The discovery of water found on the moon has given hopes of practical plans to colonize use the moon as a source of mierals. In a crater at the lunar south pole, the LCROSS probe uncover the equivalent of a dozen 2 gallon buckets of ice water. If this is what came from one crater, scientists hypothesize there is more where that came from. Peter Diamandis, a CEO and chairman X Prize Foundation states "The presence of significant quantities of ice on the lunar surface catapults the moon from an interesting waypoint to a critical launching pad for humanity's exploration of the cosmos." "We're entering a new era of lunar exploration — 'Moon 2.0,' in which an international group of companies and governments will use the ice and other unique resources of the moon to help us expand the sphere of human influence, and to help us monitor and protect the Earth." He is basically saying that the discovery of ice on the lunar surface expands the possibilities and benefits of the moon. He believes that the ice has given hope and he wants to investigate the moon more. In addition to the supple water found on the moon, there are possibilities of lunar camps. The lunar water ice can be broken down into hydrogen and oxygen atoms to be used in rocket fuel.

In my opinion,this discovery can lead us to be living on the moon or used as a source for minerals. The was predicted to be a bone dry surface and now it contains abundant lunar ice in the craters. I am very curious of where the hydrogen and oxygen molecules could've come from. Also, if the moon was found not a dry surface, this could mean that other dry and airless planets throughout the solar system can have water as well. I find it amusing how life can be on the moon. If this is possible, I think that scientists should spend money to investigate more with lunar camps. I know that it will take many years to discover if humans are able to live there, but with the evidence of hydrogen and oxygen atoms, there is much hope to a civilization on the lunar surface. In conlusion, the significant aomunt of water found on the moon will give the future many oppertunities.