00:03this might look like any other run-of-the-mill meteorite but it's not this one originated on
00:08the moon but we have plenty of samples of moon rocks that researchers have been pouring over
00:12since the 70s this one is different scientists now say this meteorite suggests that not only
00:17did the moon have more water at some point than we thought it might actually have been
00:20covered in great oceans they say that around 4 billion years ago the lunar surface was much
00:25richer in volatile minerals including apatite a phosphate this is the first time that mineral
00:30has been found in a rock coming from the moon with the researcher who discovered it tara hayden
00:34saying about the find quote we find the moon's early crust was richer in water than we expected
00:39and its volatile stable isotopes reveal an even more complex history than we knew before so what
00:44does this mean for lunar research well first it means we can't make sweeping generalizations about
00:49the moon's surface based solely on apollo mission material after all you wouldn't expect the same
00:53rock and water content to be found around our own planet however this also means it's much more
00:58likely with more exploration we might find a significant water source on the moon perhaps hiding in a
01:02crater away from the sun's extreme heat
