Musk Wants a Self-Growing Moon City in 10 Years. Here’s When the Water Runs Out
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Can humanity live on the moon? Yes, says Jonathan McDowell – but for expansion into space it takes electricity and water. The astronomer calculated whether there was enough of it.
The water resources discovered in the lunar polar regions are far from sufficient to sustain a large city on a long-term basis, according to a new study published in the journal Frontiers in Space Technologies, in which Martin Elvis and Jonathan McDowell provide calculations to support the limitations of lunar settlements, Frontiers Science News reported.
The Nasa wants to start building a moon base by 2030. Elon Musk's settlement plans are even more ambitious. But are there enough water and electricity to run a million-dollar city on the moon? Researchers have now calculated this.read more on t3n.de
Big cities on the moon may be possible, but humanity will first have to solve a much more basic problem - how to provide enough water. A new study shows that with currently known ice reserves, maintaining a city of one million would be extremely difficult. Water on the Moon is mostly found as ice in permanently shadowed craters near the poles. Temperatures [...]
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