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October 05, 2015

Asteroids found to be the moon's main 'water supply'
Moscow, Russia (SPX) Oct 02, 2015
Water reserves found on the moon are the result of asteroids acting as "delivery vehicles" and not of falling comets as was previously thought. Using computer simulation, scientists from MIPT and the RAS Geosphere Dynamics Institute have discovered that a large asteroid can deliver more water to the lunar surface than the cumulative fall of comets over a billion year period. Their research is discussed in an article recently published in the journal Planetary and Space Science. At the beginning of ... read more

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