2006-10-28 08:24:35 · 12 answers · asked by Sara E 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Astronomy & Space
The lack of natural resources...water, O2, etc
2006-10-28 08:26:23 · answer #1 · answered by ? 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The moon is not massive enough to sustain a breathable atmosphere, that also prevents light from the sun to be trapped long enough for the sun to heat the moon to a temp high enough to support most non-bacterial life.
The temp issue also leads into the water issue. With the temp being so cold, water would not be able to keep its liquid form. Although there is a possibility that water ice exists in permenantly shadowed craters, and on the dark side of the moon, ice will not be a good medium to support life (non-bacterial again of course).
2006-10-28 15:34:13 · answer #2 · answered by T F 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
For life as we know it to exist, there needs to be liquid water and an energy source (usually sunlight). Obviously the Moon has sunlight, but it doesn't have any liquid water, so it can't have any life.
Of course this leads to another question - why doen't the Moon have any liquid water. It has to do with the Moon's small size - it's too small to retain an atmopshere, which is needed to even out the temperature, which you would need to keep water liquid.
2006-10-28 15:32:12 · answer #3 · answered by kris 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
There is no atmosphere on the moon- water and o2 are the basics needed for life to survive, but they are absent on the moon. That's why dust on the moon is really thick because there is no atmosphere to break it down.
2006-10-28 16:14:53 · answer #4 · answered by Gooner 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The reason there isn't any biological life on the moon is because there isn't any water or anything that meet biological life needs. This may also apply to some other planets.
2006-10-28 15:26:48 · answer #5 · answered by Shauna 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Because it doesn't have an atmosphere to carry any air and without an atmosphere the moon stays empty.
2006-10-28 15:57:14 · answer #6 · answered by Dark Viper 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
No water=no life
2006-10-28 15:26:12 · answer #7 · answered by Jess 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
It does. One of the Apollo missions recovered an old Surveyor lunar probe, and when NASA examined it, it still had surviving bacteria on it. It's safe to assume that other probes have them too.
2006-10-29 13:21:53 · answer #8 · answered by Nomadd 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The only life it needs is the residual one it gives us
2006-10-28 15:28:02 · answer #9 · answered by standonit 2 · 0⤊ 2⤋
None has evolved there yet.
2006-10-28 15:27:21 · answer #10 · answered by Phil S 5 · 0⤊ 2⤋