When a cave is discovered on Earth, we hardly think about it, but when researchers find it on the Moon, the subject becomes much more interesting.
Especially if the formation is located underground, or more precisely under the surface of the moon, so according to the researchers who made the current discovery, a cave that is easily accessible from the surface of the moon could be the ideal location for the base, as it protects the planet. Astronauts go to the moon because of the harsh weather conditions.
The cave appears to be accessible from the open crater of Mare Tranquillitatis (Sea of Tranquility), the ancient lava plain where Apollo 11 astronauts Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin first set foot on the moon on July 20, 55 years ago today. Watchman.
Analysis of radar data collected by NASA's lunar orbiter has revealed that the Mare Tranquillitatis crater,
The deepest known hole on the Moon leads to a cave 45 metres wide and 80 metres long, the equivalent of 14 tennis courts. The cave is located approximately 150 metres below the Earth's surface.
According to Lorenzo Bruzzoni of the University of Trento in Italy, the cave was “most likely an empty lava tunnel,” adding that such objects could serve as human habitats for future astronauts because they “provide natural shelter against the harsh lunar environment.”
Lunar rovers first spotted craters on the Moon more than a decade ago. Many of them are thought to be “skylights” that connect to underground caverns, such as lava tunnels, that form during volcanic processes. Such caves could form the basis of a lunar base or emergency lunar shelter, where the interior temperature would be relatively stable and astronauts would be naturally protected from harmful cosmic rays, solar radiation and micrometeoroids.
The researchers talked about their results. Astronomy Nature It was mentioned in its columns.
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