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Chandrayaan-1 Spots Giant Underground Chamber On the Moon

Posted by timothy on from the where-the-tang-mines-will-be dept.

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."

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  1. Re:to echo a commenter on TFA.... by anakin876 · · Score: 4, Insightful

    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.

  2. Re:to echo a commenter on TFA.... by peragrin · · Score: 4, Insightful

    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.

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