Moon Rivers: Lunar Volcanoes Formed Vast Slabs of Ice On Moon
The moon could contain massive slabs of ice at its north and south poles formed from the steam of vast ancient volcanoes, according to new research.
If the new predictions are correct, it opens up the possibility of a huge source of fresh water for future visitors, colonists or astronauts looking to process water for rocket fuel.
Scientists have long thought that the desert-like moon contains no water
The latest predictions are based on the fact that billions of years ago, a series of volcanic eruptions broke loose on the moon,
, blanketing hundreds of thousands of square miles of the orb's surface in hot lava.
Over the eons, that lava created the dark blotches, or maria, that give the face of the moon its familiar appearance today.