article_snippet: Scientists could be closer to finding water on the moon - a discovery that could help create rocket fuel and breathable air for future colonies.
article_snippet: Using data from the Lunar Reconnaisance Orbiter's Lend tool, Nasa scientists have been mapping the hydrogen levels across the moon craggy deposits.
article_snippet: And Nasa scientists've found surprisingly higher levels of hydrogen in a very specific area; the slopes of craters in the moon's southern hemisphere facing the South Pole.
article_snippet: the slopes of craters in the moon's southern hemisphere facing the South Pole could be mankind's best hope finding drinkable water on the lunar surface, the slopes of craters in the moon's southern hemisphere facing the South Pole claim.
article_snippet: Scientists believe lunar water could be used for drinking or lunar water components – hydrogen and oxygen – may be used to manufacture rocket fuel or even breathable air.