Why the Moon’s helium-3 is being called “moon gold,” and why global superpowers including U.S., Russia and China want it first.

Going to be some very expensive gas.

"Apollo samples typically showed helium-3 concentrations measured in parts per billion. That means enormous volumes of regolith must be processed to extract useful gas. The basic industrial recipe is straightforward on paper. "

  • MaggiWuerze@feddit.orgEnglish
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    8 hours ago

    We could lower the entire lunar surface by several meter and not have a dent in the tidal effect