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Old June 3rd 19, 10:51 AM posted to sci.space.policy
Anthony Frost
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Default NASA?s full Artemis plan revealed: 37 launches and a lunar outpost

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Fred J. McCall wrote:

JF Mezei wrote on Sun, 2 Jun 2019
12:16:41 -0400:


If that region gets little sun, how can you use solar to use
electrolysis to get the O2 and H2 out ?


Put the panels at the top of the crater and run cables. Solar is a
bad solution for the Moon, though, since you need to be able to get
through two weeks with no sun. Nuclear, fuel cells, or any other
technology that doesn't rely on the Sun is better.


Except at the poles for the same reason some of the crater bottoms never
see sunlight, some of the crater rims are permanently lit. Put your
solar panels up there and they can track the sun as it scoots round the
horizon.

Anthony