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Should We Land on the Moon's Poles or Equator?

Posted by Zonk on from the either-way-cheese-for-everyone dept.

Cujo writes "There is at present a lively controversy about sites for a crewed lunar landing. Advocates for landing near the poles, possibly on a mountain, point out the advantages of much higher sunlight availability and possible water resources in nearby cold traps. However, there may be more interesting geology and better mineral resources near the better-explored equator. NASA's Exploration Systems Architecture report lays out some of the tradeoffs."

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  1. Seeing as how this is our first time on the moon.. by rtconner · · Score: 0, Troll

    we might as well do it the right way.

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  2. Keep off my property! by SnarfQuest · · Score: 0, Troll

    They better keep off my property! I bought me one of them there tracks of land on the moon, and am planning on retireing there. I don't wanna have them mess it up fore I can get there, or I'll hafta go with my second choice:

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hollow_earth

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