A new study finds that the Moon's ice deposits are much younger than previously believed, altering plans for future lunar exploration.
has long been considered a crucial element for sustaining human life during extended lunar stays and even as a fuel source for spacecraft. PSRs, the regions that are eternally masked from sunlight, were thought to have trapped ice over billions of years. These dark pockets were the primary focus of various exploratory missions, but Schorghofer's study suggests a need to adjust these trajectories.
One of the intriguing elements of the research is its alignment with a significant study released last year by a team of French researchers. The earlier work provided a comprehensive understanding of how the Earth-Moon distance has changed over time.
This study also raises questions about the polar regions of planet Mercury, which appear to have much more ice than the Moon. "Mercury's PSRs are considerably older and could have captured water at an earlier stage, which might explain the discrepancy," Schorghofer theorized.Schorghofer's groundbreaking work has been funded through a grant from NASA, issued via the Lunar Data Analysis Program, and supported by the Solar System Exploration Research Virtual Institute node GEODES.
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