Helium-3 (He³)

The moon: The next frontier for excavation.

"When the solar wind, the rapid stream of charged particles emitted by the sun, strikes the moon, helium 3 is deposited in the

 powdery soil. Over billions of years that adds up. Meteorite bombardment disperses the particles throughout the top several

 meters of the lunar surface." Julie Wakefield

 

                                                                                             

Dustin Hutcherson, Phys. 102                                                                         Energy

                                                    Helium-3

                                               Fusion

                                        Excavating the Moon

                                 Lunar Atmosphere

                                                            References

Background picture from AVARUUS website