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Cave in moon:Base station for astronauts?
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SiliconIndia,Thursday, 24 February 2011, 19:34 Hrs
New Delhi: 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.
Scientists of the Space Applications Centre in Ahmedabad said in a research paper published in the latest issue of Current Science that the cave provides "a safe environment from hazardous radiations, micro-meteoritic impacts, extreme temperatures and dust storms."
Scientists said identifying sites for permanent base for human settlements on the moon is important for further exploration.
"Lava tubes provide a natural environmental control with a nearly constant temperature of minus 20 degrees Celsius, unlike that of the lunar surface showing extreme variation, maximum of 130 degrees Celsius to a minimum of minus 180 degrees Celsius in its diurnal (day-night) cycle," they said.
According to them, the lava tubes offer a dust-free environment and adapting them for human use requires minimal construction.
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.
Scientists of the Space Applications Centre in Ahmedabad said in a research paper published in the latest issue of Current Science that the cave provides "a safe environment from hazardous radiations, micro-meteoritic impacts, extreme temperatures and dust storms."
Scientists said identifying sites for permanent base for human settlements on the moon is important for further exploration.
"Lava tubes provide a natural environmental control with a nearly constant temperature of minus 20 degrees Celsius, unlike that of the lunar surface showing extreme variation, maximum of 130 degrees Celsius to a minimum of minus 180 degrees Celsius in its diurnal (day-night) cycle," they said.
According to them, the lava tubes offer a dust-free environment and adapting them for human use requires minimal construction.
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Posted by: duecreall - 10 Sep, 2011
2: assemblers of infinity, all I got to say.
'Wink'
Posted by: well Read - 06 Mar, 2011
3:*WINK*
SSSIXXX replied to: well Read
post - 07 Mar, 2011
post - 07 Mar, 2011
4: We just need to wait for the bugs to
recognize we aren't raw material!
Bindox replied to: SSSIXXX
post - 06 Sep, 2011
post - 06 Sep, 2011
5: good work by isro
Posted by: sreenivas - 03 Mar, 2011
6: "NAVY Space Program uncoverd" + Paperclip =
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DeAfoiN5SDw
Posted by: Psymon - 02 Mar, 2011
7: same problems will follow us there
Posted by: apu - 01 Mar, 2011
8:Of course, let's just give up.
Snarky replied to: apu
post - 08 Mar, 2011
post - 08 Mar, 2011
9: dust storms on the moon?
very cool though
very cool though
Posted by: anon - 01 Mar, 2011
10:Yeah, my BS detector blew up on that one. No
atmosphere. Probably the news writer threw
that in. Great work ISRO. Let's go.
Andrew replied to: anon
post - 08 Mar, 2011
post - 08 Mar, 2011
11:You need an atmosphere for any type of storm
though...
Scotty replied to: anon
post - 06 Mar, 2011
post - 06 Mar, 2011
12: Yes, the moon has dust storms cf.
http://science.nasa.gov/science-news/science-
at-nasa/2005/07dec_moonstorms/
They're driven by electrostatic charges created by solar wind and sunlight, and occur on the terminator between the sun-light side and the dark side.
The moon doesn't have any kind of vulcanism now, but billions of years ago, before it had completely cooled to solidity, big meteor impacts could have created something like volcanoes.
They're driven by electrostatic charges created by solar wind and sunlight, and occur on the terminator between the sun-light side and the dark side.
The moon doesn't have any kind of vulcanism now, but billions of years ago, before it had completely cooled to solidity, big meteor impacts could have created something like volcanoes.
LarryD replied to: Scotty
post - 07 Mar, 2011
post - 07 Mar, 2011
13: Does the moon have lava tubes? I wasn't aware
this was true. As far as I know, the moon
does not have any sub-surface forces active
within it, including lava flows.
Alex replied to: Scotty
post - 07 Mar, 2011
post - 07 Mar, 2011
14: It definitely has *collapsed* lava tubes
(rilles) which look superficially like dry
river beds. An Apollo mission (15?) landed
near the Hadley Rille. So, presumably there
would be stable, uncollapsed tubes, too.
Could orbital Ground Penetrating Radar (GCR)
find more of them?
Frank Glover replied to: Alex
post - 07 Mar, 2011
post - 07 Mar, 2011
15:I thought that was crazy, too, but look,
apparently it does happen.
http://www.universetoday.com/11173/dust-storm s-on-the-moon/
http://www.universetoday.com/11173/dust-storm s-on-the-moon/
Todd Stewart replied to: anon
post - 06 Mar, 2011
post - 06 Mar, 2011
16:Yea I caught that too... have to say it puts
the author's credibility at risk.
Colin replied to: anon
post - 06 Mar, 2011
post - 06 Mar, 2011
17: Nothing like settling down on your sofa in
your new moon base home when the blood
sucking aliens you moved in next door come
over to welcome you to the neighborhood.
Posted by: Mike - 01 Mar, 2011
18:Easily solved, all we have to do is populate
our moonbases with werewolves. Of course,
they'd have to put up with two weeks of being
human, but what the heck.
CptNerd replied to: Mike
post - 07 Mar, 2011
post - 07 Mar, 2011
19: New home for mane creacher at moon Good work
ISRO.
Posted by: Shreekanth.G.K - 24 Feb, 2011
20:Great success of Moon. it will help all
nations.
http://www.ommrudraksha.com
http://www.ommrudraksha.com
rudraksha replied to: Shreekanth.G.K
post - 25 Feb, 2011
post - 25 Feb, 2011
21:Proud of ISRO
Shyam replied to: Shreekanth.G.K
post - 24 Feb, 2011
post - 24 Feb, 2011
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