APOD 1.5

The picture 'Water Discovered on the Moon' is a very enticing picture to me, although at first it does not seem terribly interesting with its dull color. The picture itself is not what makes this APOD day so unique though. The content of the article and what it represents for us as people is what is so captivating. The idea of life off the Earth has been idealized for decades as a possibility for humans sometime in the future. This discovery of water on a celestial object other than the Earth is truly groundbreaking, and gives hope to us that there might be a possibility of finding a planet someday that is at least semi-hospitable for humans. The APOD article does specify however that the water layer that has been found on the Moon, in the best possible scenario, would still leave the Moon drier than the driest area on Earth. Also while browsing the embedded links ni the article, I learned that the oxygen-rich minerals have been discovered before on the Moon's surface. This is significant because the oxygen that is contained in these minerals is relatively easy to extract, and thus could possibly be used someday to help astronauts breathe during space missions