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LOS ANGELES (AP) — It turns out there’s plenty of water on the moon — at least near the lunar south pole, scientists said Friday.

“Indeed, yes, we found water. And we didn’t find just a little bit, we found a significant amount,” said Anthony Colaprete, a principal project investigator at NASA’s Ames Research Center.

The discovery came from an analysis of data from a spacecraft NASA intentionally crashed into the moon last month.

Colaprete estimated the impact kicked up at least 25 gallons of water.

Significant water would make it easier to set up a base camp for astronauts.

Previous spacecraft have detected the presence of hydrogen in lunar craters near the poles. In September, scientists reported finding tiny amounts of water mixed into the lunar soil all over the lunar surface.

The mission actually involved two moon shots. First, an empty rocket hull slammed into Cabeus crater. The shepherding spacecraft recorded the drama live before it also crashed into the same spot minutes later.

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  • http://www.blackplanet.com/Jay_dre55/ Jay_dre55

    What no comments.

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/tamareansun/ tamareansun

    LOL.All I have to say Is what took them so long to admit this fact.I am a student of Dr Malachi Z York.He has tought us Decades ago if this information.Its really funny that people use to call this man a mad man of all this thing he try to teach people about, much of this from 1970.Hopefull you will here them tell you about Nibiru or as they call it Rolo 7 or planet x…

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/2daTopnonStop/ 2daTopnonStop

    I’m glad they found something seeing it was a costly as.s mission and my state (California) has the highest unemployment rate and are on the brink of being bankrupt…but good job NASA~

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/YooDown/ YooDown

    What da’ fA’sheeshi ??

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/TMAC_35000/ TMAC_35000

    Ok, they found water on the moon. What’s the big deal?

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/tamareansun/ tamareansun

    @TMAC the importance of this Fam it to dispell all the myths about our planet being to the only planet in our solor system that has or had life.Was once you found water there is proof of live.So many of the Dogam about this issue will be dismissed.Also fam your ancient ancerstors also knew these facts you should too.Try to stay in the Known it will only help you.For example Fam Great movie to watch and learn something about being in the Known, the movie 2012 most all the people on planet that was in a state of belief died,the people who where in the known lived!

    Peace
    each one teach one

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/LilLuky_IzBak/ LilLuky_IzBak

    Tam learn how to write…

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/TMAC_35000/ TMAC_35000

    @tamareansun, Thanks but I’m aware of the thought or belief that water = life but the fact remains that water = water. Although life requires water, water dose not require life. I seriously doubt that my ancient ancestors KNEW anything about the solar system or the moon because they were not able to got there and find out. To think or believe something is completely different from knowing.

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/TMAC_35000/ TMAC_35000

    *go*

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/Da_J_Rok/ Da_J_Rok

    How many times have these clowns been to the moon over the last 5 decades and they just now finding water… its prolly already a million crakkkas up there, drankin coors light and playin with each other space balls… kocksuckas

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/tamareansun/ tamareansun

    @ TMAC I hear bro…but you may want to think of how the great Prymids are lined up perfectly with the Star constellation of Orion,you saying that they didnt have knowlegde of these things how did the know to do this,without Humble telascope.The Dogon tribe in mali west africa thought a white scientist about the Sirus b constellation and where there gods came from and thought them about the stars.When the white scientsit went back to Nasa asking NASA to look for this Star they found it before this they had no knowledge of this contellation.(keep in mind the doc**entary was done in black and white film to give you a time of when this inforamation was give to the white scienctist.The sumarians spoke about another planet that is in our solar system and has an elliptical orbit or 3600 yr,Nasa refers to it as planet x its Call Nibiru by our ancenstor .

    Just some food for thought

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/Nightowl358/ Nightowl358

    Water. . . .WATER?

    Whoopty-f***ing-doo!

    Man, to hell with NASA.

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