No ice tracts on the Moon

Raoul — 11/12/2003 7:21:55 PM (archived)

Well, there seems to be no ice to skate on, on the Moon.
I'm surprised to read it can be as cold as -175 degres C deep in those craters (I thought it was around -96 degrees).

So, while a mast on the pole is possible (to catch sun energy), ice as we know is unlikely (as here on Michael Carroll's painting).
http://membres.lycos.fr/astroraoul/hpbimg/moonpol.jpg

And as here in William K Hartmann's "Out of the Cradle", Return to the Moon chapter, page 87.
http://membres.lycos.fr/astroraoul/hpbimg/earthoriz.jpg

Raoul

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No ice tracts on the Moon - Raoul - 11/12/2003 7:21:55 PM
- What's new about these findings? [Known since 1998] - Jacob Samorodin - 11/13/2003 3:52:56 PM
  - re:amount - Raoul - 11/13/2003 4:59:39 PM
    - re: re:amount - gbaikie - 11/13/2003 9:09:50 PM
- re: No ice tracts on the Moon - gbaikie - 11/13/2003 12:37:16 AM
- Another study I don't quite get (assistance please) - alcaray - 11/12/2003 10:07:15 PM
  - Wups! Should have read... - alcaray - 11/12/2003 10:09:22 PM
    - re: Libration - Raoul - 11/12/2003 10:58:36 PM
      - ok but - alcaray - 11/12/2003 11:40:54 PM
        
        Radar Love - Ken Murphy - 11/12/2003 11:55:39 PM
        
        The Big Whup Is Big Bucks - Mark Eby - 11/13/2003 3:32:56 AM
        
        re: The Big Whup Is Big Bucks - Ken Murphy - 11/13/2003 2:25:30 PM
        
        There's constant solar power available ON the Moon? Hydrogen, too? - SpaceProjects.com - 11/13/2003 4:01:38 PM
        
        re: There's constant solar power available ON the Moon? - Raoul - 11/13/2003 5:58:29 PM
        
        Except during lunar eclipse... - alcaray - 11/13/2003 7:02:10 PM
        
        re: True - Raoul - 11/13/2003 7:13:48 PM
- Europe's ESA socialists are exploring this issue for just $122 million while NASA sits on its hands... - SpaceProjects.com - 11/12/2003 9:03:41 PM
  - Read The Article, The US Is Doing It For Less Than That - Mark Eby - 11/13/2003 3:22:43 AM
    - SMART-1 is no better than an Earth-based telescope? REALLY? - SpaceProjects.com - 11/13/2003 7:14:03 AM
      - I Didn't Say That. Read Your Own Title - Mark Eby - 11/13/2003 1:10:43 PM
        
        2% - Nick Hoffman - 11/13/2003 4:50:01 PM
        
        You're Way Off Base Nick - Mark Eby - 11/13/2003 11:58:14 PM
        
        re: You're Way Off Base Nick - Nick Hoffman - 11/14/2003 4:51:22 AM
        
        Will it be that hard to bring iceteroids in from the Kuiper belt, etc.? - SpaceProjects.com - 11/14/2003 5:37:55 AM
        
        Comets and Jupiter/Saturn ring chunks would be much easier. - alcaray - 11/14/2003 6:23:49 PM
        
        What % of Arecibo's funding comes from the National Science Foundation instead of NASA? - SpaceProjects.com - 11/13/2003 3:11:04 PM
        
        "Why don't these socialist space programs simply offer competitive prizes for the desired documented discoveries?" (n/t) - Um, because they're "socialist"? - 11/15/2003 2:00:21 PM

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