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Robert Lea

The moon once had way more water than we ever imagined, lunar meteorite reveals

(Left) a striking image of the moon (right) a lunar meteorite sample.

New research has revealed that the surface of the moon was rich with water around 4 billion years ago. 

The research could be an important step towards better understanding the evolution of the moon and could also help inform future moon missions, including NASA's Artemis 3, which aims to return humans to the lunar surface no sooner than 2026 and leverage frozen water found there for a sustainable presence on the moon.

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