Moonquakes could reveal buried lunar ice for future explorers
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The surface of the moon is a bleak and forbidding place that could be hiding a lot of water ice within its dusty landscape. However, most possible ice deposits don't just stand out in an image. Scientists need specialized mapping to find those deposits, so they have devised another way to find the moon's frosty hidden reserves. They use seismic waves from moonquakes as locator beacons.
Key takeaways
- 01The surface of the moon is a bleak and forbidding place that could be hiding a lot of water ice within its dusty landscape.
- 02However, most possible ice deposits don't just stand out in an image.
- 03Scientists need specialized mapping to find those deposits, so they have devised another way to find the moon's frosty hidden reserves.
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