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According to the report from the scientists that the discovery of what looks to be the first cave on the moon – at the bottom of a lunar pit 200 feet deep – has jolted the scientific community and spurred hope it could be used as a base to protect future astronauts from the harsh lunar surface.
The report said that the pit is in the Sea of Tranquility about 230 miles northeast from the Apollo 11 landing site, where humans first landed on the moon on July 20, 1969.
The report added that a lunar cave could provide a permanent base to shield astronauts from the moon's hostile conditions. Temperatures inside lunar caves are believed to be relatively stable at about 63 degrees according to an American Geophysical Union report in July 2022.
It said that the temperature is extremely high, ranging from 260 degrees Fahrenheit in daylight and minus 280 degrees after nightfall, according to NASA. Temperatures are even colder in the permanent shadows of deep craters, some as low as -410 degrees.
Report credit to USA TODAY
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The report said that the pit is in the Sea of Tranquility about 230 miles northeast from the Apollo 11 landing site, where humans first landed on the moon on July 20, 1969.
The report added that a lunar cave could provide a permanent base to shield astronauts from the moon's hostile conditions. Temperatures inside lunar caves are believed to be relatively stable at about 63 degrees according to an American Geophysical Union report in July 2022.
It said that the temperature is extremely high, ranging from 260 degrees Fahrenheit in daylight and minus 280 degrees after nightfall, according to NASA. Temperatures are even colder in the permanent shadows of deep craters, some as low as -410 degrees.
Report credit to USA TODAY
See the image below:
