Chinese scientists have discovered that the moon’s soil has a very high chance of containing water in a tiny piece of glass. These glass beads are formed when space collides with the moon’s surface. Previous studies had confirmed the presence of water on the moon.
However, many questions about where this water accumulates and how it got there have not yet been answered. Chinese scientists have been collecting various materials from the lunar surface for several weeks. The water found in the glass beads will play an important role in the research.
It plays a significant role in the lunar water cycle. Some of the water may dissipate back into space. Each glass bead is capable of holding up to about two thousand micrograms of water.
Through signature analysis, the scientists learned that the glass beads could retain water for only a few years. This research on water is very important for the success of the moon mission.
Having such a large reservoir on the lunar surface would make it easier to live here for a long time. The research team suggests that other ‘airless bodies’ like the Moon could store water in their layers in a similar manner. Here ‘airless bodies’ mean comets and asteroids.
In the same way, asteroids and comets can store water and release it back into space. A geophysicist and researcher from the Chinese Academy of Sciences said this.
Analyzing samples from the lunar surface is expected to provide more excellent information. Unraveling the lunar water cycle could answer important questions about whether future space exploration and long-term habitation will be possible.