The dark side of the moon is the one neves faces Earth, so placing there a radio telescope prevents any "False Alarm" by receiving a local radio signal, also that radio telscope will require less mainteinance, (there's no wind, erosion, rats, moisture,...) and could be self powered, recharging batteries during the time it faces the sun for use later on.
Also a crater can be used (as a lake was used in Arrecibo) to build tha main dish of the antenna.
If it is on the dark side of the moon it can't broadcast the results back, but placing three or four satelites to work as rally points of data.
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The dark side of the moon is the one neves faces Earth, so placing there a radio telescope prevents any "False Alarm" by receiving a local radio signal, also that radio telscope will require less mainteinance, (there's no wind, erosion, rats, moisture,...) and could be self powered, recharging batteries during the time it faces the sun for use later on. Also a crater can be used (as a lake was used in Arrecibo) to build tha main dish of the antenna. If it is on the dark side of the moon it can't broadcast the results back, but placing three or four satelites to work as rally points of data.