"The mare constitutes around 15% of the lunar surface, making the total value of the moon... $4 quadrillion." Thinking about it another way, that much He-3 could theoretically supply U.S. electricity demand for 80,000 years.
Cost To Colonize the Moon
If you're talking about the colonization of the moon--and some people are--NASA astrobiologist Chris McCay estimates that a small, starter moon base could be had for as little as $10 billion.
"Outer space, including the moon and other celestial bodies, is not subject to national appropriation by claim of sovereignty, by means of use or occupation, or by any other means."
The moon is actually an excellent source of building materials, water, fuel, oxygen and other useful resources but some of these are highly localised while others need to be processed before they can be used.
Unexpected gold: on the Moon
Satellite imaging has shown that the top 10 centimetres of regolith (moon soil) at the south pole of the moon appear to hold about 100 times more gold than the richest mines on earth.
Scientists have found evidence of cubic zirconia in Moon rocks, showing that the universe not only holds diamonds, but its own fire-safe knock-offs.
While United States astronauts were the first to visit the Moon, this does not mean that the United States owns it. In fact, under the 1967 Outer Space Treaty no country has a unique ownership in the Moon and all nations are accorded equal rights and access.
Also, it makes it clear that no one is permitted to buy a piece of lunar territory and claim it as their own. As per the Outer Space Treaty of multiple states, the Lunar Property Registry and purchasing land for private ownership of the moon are both impossible and prohibited.
Short answer: you can't. No one can. The relevant provision of the OST is Article II which states: “Outer space, including the moon and other celestial bodies, is not subject to national appropriation by claim of sovereignty, by means of use or occupation, or by any other means.”
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Mining the moon is also critical for the future of space exploration. The moon contains a large amount of ice, which if melted, can be split into hydrogen and oxygen and used as fuel for spacecraft. Factor in the moon's weak gravity and you get the perfect fueling station for future exploration.
Man on the Moon ended a string of Jim Carrey films that had very successful opening weekends, and grossed just $47 million against a budget of $82 million. Although the film received mixed reviews from critics, they were near unanimous in their praise for Jim Carrey's portrayal of Andy Kaufman.
At $4.28 million per gram, the lunar regolith carries a higher price than any mineral on earth, despite it likely being composed of such commonplace elements as oxygen, iron, silica and calcium.
At $500 per acre it would be $4.7 trillion. Even at only $100 it would be $938,374,819,756.00, almost a trillion dollars.
Egalitarian Ownership is the view that the earth originally belongs to humankind collectively, in the sense that all humans, no matter when and where they are born, must have some sort of symmetrical claim to them.
Suman Debnath claims to have bought the land from International Lunar Society. (Representative image) A teacher from Tripura claims to have gifted himself one acre of Moon land on Valentine's Day. The man said he was inspired by Bollywood starts who also own property on the Moon.
While it is illegal for private collectors to own Apollo return samples, it is entirely legal to buy lunar meteorites.
Mars belongs to everybody, according to the Outer Space Treaty, which the United States signed back in 1967. The treaty says nobody can own a celestial body.
With a radius of 1080 miles, the moon's surface area will have an area of 14,657,415 square miles. The area of an acre is 0.001562 square miles.
NASA is on a mission to explore a Greek-named asteroid called 16 Psyche that contains a double-edged sword. Made completely of metal, it boasts enough gold to either make every person on Earth a billionaire—or to collapse the gold market and destabilize the entire global financial world.
Solar power, oxygen, and metals are abundant resources on the Moon. Elements known to be present on the lunar surface include, among others, hydrogen (H), oxygen (O), silicon (Si), iron (Fe), magnesium (Mg), calcium (Ca), aluminium (Al), manganese (Mn) and titanium (Ti).
The planets are represented by the following gemstones and minerals: Mercury: Labradorite, Venus: White Quartz and Earth: Sodalite. Mars: Mahogany Obsidian, Jupiter: Tiger's Eye and Saturn: Yellow Calcite. Uranus: Amazonite, Neptune: Blue cat's Eye and Pluto: Poppy Jasper.
But the outer space treaty is open to interpretation when it comes to mining. "The law says very clearly it's not allowed to appropriate the moon.