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A new finding by a team from the Carnegie Institution for Science in Washington, who developed a new piece of technology called ion mass spectrometry; found a presence of water in Moon rock at levels not previously thought possible.

Jim Van Orman, a professor in the geological sciences department at Case Western Reserve University said the findings suggest the water came from the moon’s interior and was delivered to the surface of the moon through volcanic eruptions.

“Water contains the essential ingredients used for rocket fuel,” Van Orman said in a statement. “Certainly, if there is ice on the moon’s polar caps, that could be used. But if there is water in the rocks –and as much as our studies infer– that is another resource that could be tapped.”

Researchers said finding water on the moon may have a great benefit for future exploration to the universe; the moon might be the lunching point to other planets. They said.

source - Uvunet.com