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Paul D. Fernhout  
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 More options Oct 24 2009, 9:29 pm
From: "Paul D. Fernhout" <pdfernh...@kurtz-fernhout.com>
Date: Sat, 24 Oct 2009 21:29:02 -0400
Local: Sat, Oct 24 2009 9:29 pm
Subject: Slashdot | Caves of the Moon
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http://science.slashdot.org/story/09/10/24/1316202/Caves-of-the-Moon
"A deep hole on the moon that could open into a vast underground tunnel has
been found for the first time. The discovery strengthens evidence for
subsurface, lava-carved channels that could shield future human colonists
from space radiation and other hazards. ... The hole measures 65 meters
across, and based on images taken at a variety of sun angles, the hole is
thought to extend down at least 80 meters. It sits in the middle of a rille,
suggesting the hole leads into a lava tube as wide as 370 meters across."
http://www.newscientist.com/article/dn18030-found-first-skylight-on-t...

That would make a really large habitat space if it could be sealed and
pressurized.

Maybe we could send a robotic spelunking machine to explore it? :-)

In any case, it might be a first chance to get samples from deeper in the
Moon, which has got to have some big science value?

--Paul Fernhout
http://www.pdfernhout.net/
http://www.beyondajoblessrecovery.org/


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