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Old September 25th 09, 08:03 PM posted to sci.physics,sci.astro
Dr J R Stockton[_46_]
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Default Moon water found, might also be trouble for the Giant Impactor theory of Moon formation

In sci.astro message 7wQum.64597$la3.31983@attbi_s22, Thu, 24 Sep 2009
20:20:39, Sam Wormley posted:
Yousuf Khan wrote:
The Moon water was discovered by three separate spacecraft.


NO! NOT YET! Hydrogen with elongated bonds has been
detected over the years with three independent probes.


Not very important. It's the protons that matter, since the Moon has
plenty of oxides. Having them as lumps of H2O would be a convenience;
otherwise, any form that bakes out as H20 will do reasonably well.

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