The lunar pits and caves have steady temperatures in the 60s, ideal for habitation.
Planetary scientists at UCLA have discovered pits on the moon that could be base camps for lunar exploration and long-term habitation.
Images were processed from the Diviner Lunar Radiometer Experiment - one of six instruments on NASA’s robotic Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter.Now you can comfortably live on the Moon with zero worries of staying warm or cool. Planetary scientists at UCLA havewithin pits on the moon with a temperature that hovers around 63 degrees Fahrenheit, making them ideal base camps for lunar exploration and long-term habitation.
The 'sweater weather' in these pits, and caves to which they may lead, is opposed to the other parts of the moon's surface, which bears a temperature of 260 degrees during the day and drops to 280 degrees below zero at night. Ever since pits were discovered on the moon in 2009, scientists have wondered if they lead to caves that could double as shelters. Tyler Horvath, a UCLA doctoral student in planetary science, who led the research said that about 16 of the more than 200 pits are probably collapsed lava tubes.Be the first to read our latest stories, analysis, and trend-spotting on tech from every corner on earth. Sign up for our weekly newsletter today.
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