Going Multi-Platinum Researchers have suggested that there could be over $1 trillion worth of platinum lurking under the surface of the Moon, a major lunar bounty waiting to be mined. As detailed in a paper published in the journal Planetary and Space Science, independent researcher Jayanth Chennamangalam and his team determined that out of around 1.3 million craters lining the Moon's surface, which measure greater than 0.6 miles across, almost 6,500 were created by asteroids that contain commercial quantities of platinum, among other valuable ores. To the researchers, the draw isn't just the promise of immense wealth; the proceeds of […]