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		pyre on May 30, 2012 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Soviet Moon Lander Discovered Water on The Moon in... 75% of the surface area is covered in water. The volume/mass of the earth is more than just the surface area.

aiscott on May 30, 2012 [–]

His OP did specify surface area.

rbanffy on May 30, 2012 | [–]

Thanks. :-)

And I doubt we'll be digging deeper than 10 feet on the Moon anytime soon.

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