Photo: Moon Water Found, Raises Questions About Origin Theory

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Water found in moon matter—such as the pictured glass particles collected from the moon landing site of the 1971 Apollo 15 mission—counters long-standing scientific consensus that Earth's satellite is bone dry, scientists announced on July 9, 2008.

These samples represent volcanic deposits formed early in the Moon's geologic history.

Photograph courtesy NASA

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