Water Released from Moon: Director’s Cut

Scientists have discovered that water is being released from the Moon during meteor showers. When a speck of comet debris strikes the Moon it vaporizes on impact, creating a shock wave in the lunar soil. For a sufficiently large impactor, this shock wave can breach the soil’s dry upper layer and release water molecules from a hydrated layer below. This Director’s Cut version of the video features additional narration and an extended interview with scientist Mehdi Benna. Music provided by Killer Tracks: Collision Course; Ellipsis; Transcode (Instrumental). Learn more about this finding on : This video is public domain and along with other supporting visualizations can be downloaded from the Scientific Visualization Studio at: Credit: NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center/Dan Gallagher If you liked this video, subscribe to the NASA Goddard YouTube channel: