Campbell and Ambrose reported in 2010 that results obtained during the SELENE mission of exploration not only suggest the presence of water ice in the dark craters on the Moon but also indicate that anomalously high uranium, thorium, and iron may be present, which together infer that certain other strategic commodities may be present as well.
Uranium, thorium, and REE appear to be present in significant anomalies over a wide area in Procellarum KREEP Terrain and perhaps in the South Pole Aitken Basin, likely as near-surface remnants of asteroid impacts in the areas. Similar anomalies on Earth would receive serious attention by uranium and other mineral-exploration companies.
China, Japan, and other countries are also interested in occupying the Moon.... 2nd Space Race in underway.
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