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Chandrayaan-1 Spots Giant Underground Chamber On the Moon
siliconeyes writes "Scientists at the Indian Space Research Organization have discovered a giant underground chamber on the moon, which they feel could be used as a base by astronauts on future manned missions to moon. An analysis by an instrument on Chandrayaan-1 revealed a 1.7-km long and 120-metre wide cave near the moon's equator that is in the Oceanus Procellarum area of the moon that could be a suitable 'base station' for future human missions."
The problem isn't the dust storm, the problem is the dust coming in on the suits. It's sharp and when breathed in can create serious health problems. It gets all over the place.
Something to do in space? Like... solar power unimpeded by an atmosphere? Near limitless material resources? Industrial production with no concern for environmental impact?
From the article, "the lava tubes offer a dust-free environment and adapting them for human use requires minimal construction. "
I think someone's been drinking too much of the strong coffee if they can conclude anything about dust levels in a lunar cave without having put any telemetry into the hole, or think that adapting any natural structure on the moon requires minimal construction without having actually imaged the fine-scale condition of the rock.
Put my fist through my alarm clock with its ding-dong death inside my ear. - The Blackjacks.
So add in an electrostatic ion breeze just inside the airlock. Or if you have extra water(moon I know) a quick hose down will work as well.
There are several ways to deal with that problem.
i thought once I was found, but it was only a dream.
Unfortunately, that isn't how entanglement works - it sure seems like it should be able to send information faster than light, but every hypothetical experiment that has been devised still gets curtailed by a light speed constraint.
Go to Scotland in November. Sit on a stone wall. Does your arse feel cold?
Confucius say, "Find worm in apple - bad. Find half a worm - worse."