Welcome to DU! The truly grassroots left-of-center political community where regular people, not algorithms, drive the discussions and set the standards. Join the community: Create a free account Support DU (and get rid of ads!): Become a Star Member Latest Breaking News Editorials & Other Articles General Discussion The DU Lounge All Forums Issue Forums Culture Forums Alliance Forums Region Forums Support Forums Help & Search

Science

dpibel

(3,460 posts)

1. Sounds big but...

Reply to Judi Lynn (Original post)

Sun Jul 3, 2022, 04:04 PM

Jul 2022

My quick search tells me that there are a trillion kilos of water in a cubic kilometer.

Which is to say all that water they're guessing is on the moon amounts to 6 cubic kilometers.

For a quick notion of how much that is: Lake Erie holds 480 cubic kilometers of water.

Edit history

Please sign in to view edit histories.

Recommendations

0 members have recommended this reply (displayed in chronological order):

2 replies

= new reply since forum marked as read

Highlight:

Secrets of the Moon's Permanent Shadows Are Coming to Light [View all] Judi Lynn Jul 2022 OP

Sounds big but... dpibel Jul 2022 #1

It's not a lot from a planetary perspective, but it's a lot for colony builders localroger Jul 2022 #2