$1,000,000,000,000 of Extremely Scarce Asset Is Hiding on the Moon, Ready To Be Exploited – And It’s Not Gold: Report

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Over $1 trillion of a precious and highly desirable metal is ready and waiting to be mined on the moon – and it’s not gold, according to researchers. A massive pile of platinum has accumulated under the moon’s surface, according to a paper published in the journal Planetary and Space Science. Lead researcher Jayanth Chennamangalam tells New Scientist that the trillion-dollar estimate stems from findings that around 6,500 lunar craters, each at least 1 kilometer wide, contain significant platinum...