"Water has been discovered on the Moon. What does this mean to the Space Program?"
by, Mackenzie Rush
The Moon is alive ...can it be true?
The scientists found water. Now what will they do?
They believed the Moon was completely dry,
Now could it be our future home in the sky?
But how did water get there; how can it be?
Could the Moon develop a big blue sea?
Comets and asteroids are two possibilities...
Or maybe it's solar wind, much stronger than a breeze,
Carrying hydrogen as protons at high velocities.
These protons are traveling at one third the speed of light,
Pounding the Moon's surface, breaking oxygen bonds so tight.
Did this free hydrogen and oxygen form the water that was found? There were just trace amounts, less than in a desert's ground,
Thought to be about a quart per ton of soil,
Just enough to put in a pot and boil!
They say it's exciting because they've only hit one spot.
They'll have to do more searching to find all the moon's got.
It's kind of like when you're drilling for oil...
Now there's a better chance of finding more in nearby soil.
There appears to be a water cycle occurring each lunar day,
Similar to the one on Earth but not in every way.
As the lunar day gets "hotter,"
There seems to be a loss of water.
When it gets cooler near the evening, _
The creation of water starts repeating.
Scientists still need to gather some more facts,
To gain more of the details and the knowledge that they've lacked.
If President Obama lets the Space Program proceed,
With the plans they made to get the information that they need,
Astronauts could live and work in a lunar base that could be made,
This and so much more could happen in the next decade ....
For the Space Program this means endless possibilities...
An eventual result could be lunar colonies.
First they need to determine how much water the Moon holds,
Underneath the regolith or within craters at the poles.
Then they have to build a device to collect water that they need.
They could even use the water to make oxygen to breathe.
That and other uses has really gotten scientists thinking...
Could they use it to make rocket propellant in addition to just drinking?
So water on the moon ...the Space Program must explore
How, where, why, what type, and could there be much more?
Will they find enough to build and fill a water reservoir?
Exogenic, endogenic is it either or both types?
Someday could it run from faucets and underground through pipes?
With the intelligence of our Space Program, the possibilities are great.
Could the future Moon be a place to visit, live, or even go to on a date?
After years of thinking it was dry, this "wet" Moon has us perplexed,
But with the Space Program's abilities, we're excited to see what's next!