Scientists used to say there were millions of tons of ice in the permanently shadowed craters of the moon’s poles.
Now, HuffPost reports a pair of studies in the journal Nature Astronomy says there's far, far more potential water available.
Twenty percent more, to be exact.
A team led by the University of Colorado's Paul Hayne says more than 15,400 square miles of lunar terrain have the capability to trap water in the form of ice.