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Discovery of 50km cave raises hopes for human colonisation ofmoon
On Sun, 22 Oct 2017, Greg (Strider) Moore wrote:
"William Elliot" wrote in message On Fri, 20 Oct 2017, Fred J. McCall wrote: The chasm, 50km (31 miles) long and 100 metres wide, appears to be structurally sound and its rocks may contain ice or water deposits that could be turned into fuel, according to data sent back by the orbiter, nicknamed Kaguya after the moon princess in a Japanese fairytale." https://www.theguardian.com/science/...sation-of-moon should send a rover to check it out Rovers can't do spelunking. You'd have to send people. Why? A rover could go in, take a look around and come back to tell us what it saw. And how do you navigate? Radio isn't going to work well, and while an autonomous rover sounds like a good idea, they work best when we already know the terrain. Place a transmission station at the entrance. That'll do until there's a bend. So bring along a relay for each bend. Otherwise, a cable connection would have to be laid as the rover roves. Let's ask Comcast. :-) In theory a lava tube should be relatively smooth on the inside except for chunks that have fallen from the ceiling, there's no guarantee what we know about lava tubes here on Earth cleanly translates to how they'd form on the Moon, or how this particular one would form. So, you really want to have someone on site. And once you do, you might as well just use them to explore the tube. On their own without outside communication? And trust me, there's no shortage of cavers here on Earth that would be willing to check out a lunar lava tube. I'm probably a bit too old to go, but you know, I've got some time to spare if NASA is willing to provide transportation. How about lodging and supplies? Pack your own backpack? |
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