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Space/Science » in reply to NASA's LRO finds Lunar pits harbor comfortable 63 F (17 C) temperatures

I had been hopeful they were much colder

RL — 8/2/2022 5:11:49 PM (archived)

Then, like the permanently shadowed craters, they could be reservoirs of water ice...

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NASA's LRO finds Lunar pits harbor comfortable 63 F (17 C) temperatures - BuckGalaxy - 7/29/2022 10:24:54 PM
- I had been hopeful they were much colder - RL - 8/2/2022 5:11:49 PM
- Lava tubes are indeed very promising - RL - 8/2/2022 5:01:43 PM
  - That would be a huge advance in LIDAR technology - BuckGalaxy - 8/2/2022 5:20:59 PM
    - The drone would be in Mars atmosphere - RL - 8/2/2022 5:55:07 PM
      - Wow a did a google search and look what I came up with! - BuckGalaxy - 8/2/2022 10:09:56 PM
        
        Seems like it would have very limited range - RL - 8/3/2022 12:25:06 AM
        
        I hadn't considered the rocky surface - BuckGalaxy - 8/3/2022 5:01:38 PM
- I'm still a little fuzzy on how it would feel in the vacuum that surrounds the Moon. n/t. - RobVG - 8/2/2022 3:20:31 AM
  - FAM - BuckGalaxy - 8/3/2022 3:53:28 PM
  - What ever you do, don't fart. - ER - 8/2/2022 3:38:17 AM
- I'm surprised this post hasn't gotten more traction - BuckGalaxy - 8/1/2022 4:23:07 AM
  - It may not be fair, but - ER - 8/1/2022 12:48:15 PM
    - There's a healthy interest in off world habitats - RobVG - 8/2/2022 3:57:11 AM
  - I plan to buck... - RL - 8/1/2022 4:39:10 AM
  - much to discuss. Still considering the concepts. - podrock - 8/1/2022 4:29:05 AM

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