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Turns out there’s water all over the lunar surface

by Camila Lubowitz

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Recent experiments have demonstrated that water and hydroxyl are all over the Moon. And they have a connection with minerals that form rocks and dirt on the surface.

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Experts have found that the water is affected by craters, then it is slowly destroyed by radiation from the solar wind. However, the result is that hydroxyl remains.

Craters and volcanic activity can supply the Moon’s surface with water-rich materials. The change in pyroxene, a type of igneous rock, occurs with the angle at which the Sun’s rays fall. This allows us to reveal the secret of the Earth’s satellite: water carries out the movement on it.

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