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Mineral Deposits on the Moon

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Professor Mueller uses evidence from many sources to reconstruct mineral assemblages on the Moon. His findings indicate that the Moon's resources may well be worth exploiting if only the cost of space travel can be reduced.

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MUELLER, G. Mineral Deposits on the Moon. Nature 215, 1149–1151 (1967). https://doi.org/10.1038/2151149a0

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