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The Pros And Cons Of Apollo Missions
Over the years NASA has launched many Apollo Missions which have led to our better understanding of space and other planets. In 1972, astronaut Charles Duke from Apollo 16 collected lunar rocks in an effort that they may be tested to determine if the interior water levels of the moon. Recent beliefs are that the moon had almost as much water as earth does when it was first formed. After calculations of the amounts of chloride-35 and chloride-37 that should have been found in lunar rocks and soil to support this belief, scientists have determined that the “bone-dry” calculation made by NASA 40 years ago, is correct and that the moon hasn’t had water in the interior and quite possibly the surface.

The scientists were motivated to discover if

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