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Old August 19th 12, 12:25 AM posted to sci.space.history
Brad Guth[_3_]
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Default The Moon Has Helium!

On Aug 17, 8:43*am, Dean wrote:
See the article:

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/48691964...science-space/

Now, let's have a collection to get a ticket for Guth so he can go collect it and alleviate the impending shortage here on Earth!


Actually, for such a naked moon it is leaking a fair amount of its
helium, although nothing like Venus.

However, there could be large pockets of regular helium sequestered
within that fused basalt crust, not to mention whatever's kept safely
under all of that fused basalt. The physically dark surface is
supposedly hosting enough 3He to keep our global energy consumption up
to excessive amounts for centuries to come.

Currently us humans contribute roughly 70 TW to all the natural
sources of terrestrial energy, which naturally converts into heat
that's helping to melt every last km3 of our glacial ice.

The good news is that Greenland will become the new and improved Eden
that future generations are going to continually fight over.

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