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james_davis_nicollA new study suggests that each month oxygen from Earth travels along the solar wind, eventually reaching the lunar surface.
Interesting but this bit:
"But if you're hoping that it will one day make it easier to settle on our celestial neighbour, think again."
compels me to point out oxygen is not rare on the Moon. Regolith is about 40% oxygen. Of course, it's bound in chemical compounds but then so is most of the oxygen on Earth.
Interesting but this bit:
"But if you're hoping that it will one day make it easier to settle on our celestial neighbour, think again."
compels me to point out oxygen is not rare on the Moon. Regolith is about 40% oxygen. Of course, it's bound in chemical compounds but then so is most of the oxygen on Earth.
