An international team of planetary scientists has established that there is water in the bowels of the moon. The corresponding study was published in the journal Nature Geoscience, briefly reported by Brown University (USA).
Experts have studied the data obtained from the Indian lunar satellite Chandrayaan-1. With the help of spectral analysis, the chemical composition of ancient volcanic deposits on the surface of a celestial body, which turned out to be rich in water, was determined.
Outside, water along with volcanic rocks, as scientists believe, came from the bowels of the moon in antiquity. This proves that they are still full of it.
Volcanic particles contain, according to researchers, about 0.05 percent (by weight) of water. Experts believe that water can be extracted and used in planned lunar missions.
Scientists do not know the exact origin of the water in the bowels of the earth's satellite. Earlier, its traces in a celestial body were discovered by Apollo missions, during which soil samples were delivered to Earth. In addition, water ice is contained in darkened craters at the moon's poles.
