of what's inside then in NUMBER_TOKEN scientists imaged the sealed tube again with x-ray computed tomography where a lot of x-ray images from different directions were stitched together into this NUMBER_TOKENd model so that's the kind of improvement we're talking about here then the tube was opened and the sample was split up so that it could be studied in a bunch of different ways that was late NUMBER_TOKEN just like the rest of us angsa had big plans for NUMBER_TOKEN including opening another sample that might have some of the moon's super thin atmosphere trapped inside but like the rest of us those plans were delayed so far we know that the material in this tube starts looking a lot different once you get past the surface going from less soil to more rock and mineral-like this means that the moon's surface here was layered possibly because of some sort of landslide after an asteroid hit the surface they'll also be looking for evidence of amino acids in the samples to try to figure out if previous results of amino acids in regolith are original to the moon or an example of cross-contamination opening that second sample was also delayed but other groups are hard at work understanding what's going on in there too it's the same core as the other one but from lower down so it should let scientists investigate even farther into the moon's past and if there really is some atmosphere trapped in there scientists may learn a lot about how the moon's surface interacts with the solar wind micrometeoroids and other ravages of outer space but you may be asking yourself why open it now yes our technology is better than it was in the NUMBER_TOKENs but it'll probably be even better in the NUMBER_TOKENs well it's partly because between china's robotic missions and nasa's artemis program there's a lot of interest in the moon lately and knowing whether there's water on the moon would help us know how to sustain a colony up there someday because water isn't just water it's also hydrogen and oxygen breathable air and rocket fuel so now is as good a time as any to open those samples up and learn whether water and any other exciting discoveries are up there now is also a great time to buy a book for the young one in your family and our friends at minute earth can help with just that this book answers children's most curious questions like where earth's water comes from and why leaves change color in the fall and all of it is accompanied by gorgeous illustrations you don't have to inspire curiosity in a child they are naturally curious all you have to do is respond to it with great resources like this one and oftentimes you can find yourself learning alongside them not just about the world but also about the kid if you like what you see and you'd like to snatch a copy of this book you can head to URL_TOKEN collections minute earth or you can just click on the link in the description
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