How Is It Possible That the Moon Might Have Some

question 34

Multiple Choice

How is it possible that the Moon might have some water ice today?

• A)Ice brought by comet impacts may be frozen in craters near the Moon's poles.
• B)Ice is continually supplied to the Moon by impacts,and some of this ice will therefore be found almost anywhere on the Moon at all times.
• C)Some cold regions of the Moon may still have ice that originally formed from the condensation of water released by outgassing.
• D)The Moon has significant amounts of water bonded in its surface rock,so some of this water is frozen as ice.

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