The U.S. space agency NASA says it has found water on the moon after analyzing data from an unmanned spacecraft that crashed into the moon in an experiment last month.
NASA said on Friday that it found a significant amount of water in dust and water vapor, after the spacecraft slammed into a crater near the lunar South Pole on October 9th. It said at least 90 liters of water was detected.
Water is indispensable for humans to live on the moon.

Doug Cooke / NASA Associate Administer
"They are back here to share some really exciting results and they opened a new chapter in our knowledge about our nearest neighbor."

The agency says it will continue research into the assessment of the total amount of water on the moon. NASA's finding is expected to enhance the prospects of sending humans to the moon around 2020, for the first time since the Apollo program.

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