Traces of water within Apollo moon rocks challenge current lunar formation theory


By Max Sonnenberg, The Space Reporter
Monday, February 18, 2013

Traces of water within Apollo moon rocks challenge current lunar formation theory

A University of Michigan researcher and his colleagues have detected traces of water within moon rocks brought back to Earth during the Apollo missions. The moon rocks are part of the upper crust from the lunar highlands, which are thought to represent the original crust... To continue reading, subscribe to The Space Reporter today.

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