sailorbarsoom@... [spacesettlers] wrote:

> So they've just found liquid water on Mars. Not that long ago they
> discovered that there's more frozen water on Mars than they thought.
> And, the Earth's moon has more water than anybody thought. We already
> know that many asteroids have water, and that comets are largely made of
> water.

Yep. Water is the most common type of rock in the outer solar system.
It doesn't get scarce until you get to the hot side of the habitable zone.

Good news for living in space!

sailorbarsoom@... [spacesettlers] wrote:

> That next to last sentence should have read: "One thing for sure: we
> don't have to be thirsty in space."
>
> Thank you for getting what I was trying to say despite my leaving out
> the one word that made it clear. Some days...

Yeah, I figured you meant the exact opposite of what you actually said,
but you know, I could care less.