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Uranium Found on the Moon

• Space
The Japanese Kaguya spacecraft, which was launched in 2007, detected uranium with a gamma-ray spectrometer. Scientists are using the instrument to create maps of the moon's surface composition, showing the presence of thorium, potassium, oxygen, magnesium, silicon, calcium, titanium and iron.

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Comment by Chip Saunders
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Well boys,...there's your fuel source for getting to Mars!

Comment by Brock
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UN sanctions of Moonies for enriching uranium in 3...2...1... 

Comment by Powell Gammill
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FP reported this to you back in April of 2008!

http://www.freedomsphoenix.com/News/032356-2008-04-14-first-high-definition-moon-map-released-uranium-sites-located.htm