The Moon’s Ancient Volcanoes Could Have Created Ice Sheets Dozens of Meters Thick - Universe Today
The researchers used computer models to try to recreate conditions on the Moon long before complex life arose on Earth. They discovered that ancient moon volcanoes spewed huge amounts of water vapor, which then settled onto the surface—forming stores of ice that may still be hiding in lunar craters. If any humans had been alive at the time, they may even have seen a sliver of that frost near the border between day and night on the Moon’s surface.
It’s a potential bounty for future moon explorers who will need water to drink and process into rocket fuel, said study co-author Paul Hayne, who is also an assistant professor in APS and LASP.
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