2006-11-04 23:39:49 · 12 answers · asked by ChaliQ 4 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Earth Sciences & Geology
There may actually be some water on the moon, but it would have to be in the form of ice crystals to have survived.
The Moon has very little gravity, and it is insufficient to prevent water in liquid or vapour form from drifting off into space.
Current theory has it that the Earth actually received much of its water from meteorite impact and, as such, the Moon should have received a similar amount of water. So, on this basis, the assumption that it is due to a lack of constituent parts (hydrogen and oxygen) is incorrect.
The NASA weblink below gives more details.
2006-11-04 23:55:17 · answer #1 · answered by the_lipsiot 7 · 3⤊ 3⤋
Water requires the H and O molecules to be available. On the moon they are not, so no water.
2006-11-04 23:45:03 · answer #2 · answered by huggz 7 · 2⤊ 3⤋
As there is no atmosphere any liquids will evaporate immediatley.
It is only air pressure and gravity that keep all the water on the earths surface.
2006-11-04 23:44:03 · answer #3 · answered by stevehart53 6 · 2⤊ 1⤋
Lack of oxygen, I guess. But I do remeber hearing something a few years ago that some moisture was discovered on the moon.
2006-11-04 23:42:48 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 2⤋
Not enough gravity to hold an atmosphere so all the water
evaporated away into space...
2006-11-05 02:02:09 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
The giant moon gnomes have siphoned it all into big underground storage tanks. They plan on selling it to us once we've used up all of ours.
2006-11-05 01:49:08 · answer #6 · answered by stevewbcanada 6 · 2⤊ 1⤋
No atmosphere, no oxygen, no hydrogen. Water is made up of those 2 elements!
2006-11-04 23:44:27 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 2⤋
due to less gravity thus escape velocity for moon is too low
2006-11-05 00:30:19 · answer #8 · answered by apurba s 3 · 0⤊ 2⤋
Because there is no Atmosphire allowing any and all moisture to evaporate.
2006-11-04 23:46:00 · answer #9 · answered by Joanie 5 · 2⤊ 1⤋
due to lack of atmosphere.
2006-11-04 23:51:56 · answer #10 · answered by Hussain 2 · 2⤊ 1⤋