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[[Image:Apollo11Soil.jpg|160px|left]] The primary resource of value to humans on the Moon is the volatile components found in the [[regolith]]. These are all the components that are gases at room temperature. Most of the volatiles have been deposited in the top layers of the Moon's surface by the [[solar wind]] over geologic time. A notable exception to this is [[Argon]]. the concentration of Argon in lunar soil is much higher than found in the solar wind, so must come from a different source. Especially, the isotope Argon-40. It is presently believed that the Argon-40 comes from radioactive decay of [[Potassium]] and/or [[Krypton]] deep within the lunar mantle or core, and that the Argon-40 seeps out to the surface via fissures. This vented([[Volatiles|read more]])
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'''Helium''' is a component of the solar wind, and hence is one of the volatiles found (in parts per million level) in Lunar regolith. It is a Noble gas in group 18 and is the second element in the Periodic Table of the Elements. This element has two stable isotopes: 3 and 4.  
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Helium 3 is a rare isotope of the element Helium, consisting of a nucleus with two protons and one neutron.  
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It has been proposed that <sup>3</sup>He might be a possible fuel for a [[Nuclear Fusion]] reactor to produce energy using the thermo-nuclear reaction (Deuterium-Helium-3):
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<sup>2</sup>H + <sup>3</sup>He -->  <sup>4</sup>He + <sup>1</sup>H<sup>+</sup>
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This reaction has the advantage over the more-commonly proposed Deuterium-Tritium  fusion reaction...([[Helium|read more]])
 
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Featured article: Helium

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Helium is a component of the solar wind, and hence is one of the volatiles found (in parts per million level) in Lunar regolith. It is a Noble gas in group 18 and is the second element in the Periodic Table of the Elements. This element has two stable isotopes: 3 and 4.

Helium 3 is a rare isotope of the element Helium, consisting of a nucleus with two protons and one neutron.

It has been proposed that 3He might be a possible fuel for a Nuclear Fusion reactor to produce energy using the thermo-nuclear reaction (Deuterium-Helium-3):

2H + 3He --> 4He + 1H+

This reaction has the advantage over the more-commonly proposed Deuterium-Tritium fusion reaction...(read more)

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