July 15 (UPI) — New findings published Monday suggest a recently discovered cave on the moon could be a good place for future explorers to find shelter from outside elements in a possible base location, according to Italian researchers. “These caves have been theorized for over 50 years, but it is the first time ever that...
New findings published Monday suggest a recently discovered cave on the moon could be a good place for future explorers to find shelter from outside elements.Scientists have discovered a cave located on the Sea of Tranquility on the surface of the moon, about 250 miles from the site of Apollo 11’s historic landing back in 1969.
"These caves have been theorized for over 50 years, but it is the first time ever that we have demonstrated their existence," Lorenzo Bruzzone, professor at the University of Trento,The newly discovered cave on Earth's neighboring satellite appears to be 147 feet wide, 262 feet long at roughly 492 feet beneath the moon's surface and reachable from an open pit 328 foot wide in the Mare Tranquillitatis, or"Sea of Tranquility," region of the moon.
At least 200 moon pits have been spotted, many in lava fields that could be entrances to cavernous subterranean lava tubes, researchers say. The data was collected by NASA's lunar reconnaissance orbiter in what is known to likely be an ancient lava plain. The study was partially funded by the Italian Space Agency and involved researchers of the University of Padua and La Venta Geographic Explorations APS.that the newly discovered cave looked like a good spot for a base, going so far as to suggest humans could potentially be living in lunar pits in 20-30 years.
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