00:00Water in space exploration is such a resource because we need water for humans to survive on.
00:08This discovery of water, whether on the lunar surface or inside lunar rocks,
00:14has brought about this renaissance in lunar exploration.
00:19The Apollo missions returned 2,200 samples, totalling 382 kilograms of lunar soil and rocks.
00:28Tests revealed no sign of water.
00:31Fast forward 40 years and scientists like Professor Anand decided to revisit those samples.
00:38With modern and advanced technologies we can now detect the tiny quantities of water.
00:46Recent remote sensing data has shown water could be present in the form of ice.
00:51This so-called water ice is believed to be near the moon's north and south poles.
00:57The next targets for the Chang'e project.
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