Chandrayaan-1 Spots Giant Underground Chamber On the Moon 322
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."
Re:to echo a commenter on TFA.... (Score:5, Insightful)
Re:to echo a commenter on TFA.... (Score:4, Insightful)
dust-free? really? (Score:3, Insightful)
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.
Re:to echo a commenter on TFA.... (Score:5, 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.
Re:Data haven (Score:3, Insightful)
Re:to echo a commenter on TFA.... (Score:4, Insightful)
Go to Scotland in November. Sit on a stone wall. Does your arse feel cold?