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Lets hope they don't find oil there...
by HugoDaniel 9y ago
Lets hope they don't find oil there...
- jtmarmon 9y agoThat would be incredible though
- frandroid 9y agoIt would be quite difficult to burn oil without oxygen.
- warent 9y agoIf they did then it would essentially be proof of extraterrestrial life, no?
- yohui 9y agoAs you probably know, that's impossible since fossil fuels (as the name suggests) are formed from the remains of prehistoric organisms. Since the Moon is lifeless, it has no fossil fuels. But I wouldn't mind if the moon did experience a resource rush (unless it sparked a conflict). At least we would finally get to see a moon base.
- shakna 9y agoFossil fuels are known as biogenic oils or the like. It has been theorised, but neither proven nor disproven, that abiogenic oils might exist. (Earth is likely only the biogenic kind, but other planets may differ). That is to say, petroleum compounds can be formed without the need for biological materials, but rather through pressure, heat, and bedrock.
- marcosdumay 9y agoNon biological oil exist. It can't form on Earth since the algae completely change our atmosphere, but it can form in other celestial bodies. It would be pretty useless there too, since there is no oxygen to burn it.