Cave found on Moon - Will host human Colony in future
A Italian team of scientists have found a cave on moon. The site is near to the area where humans first landed.
This cave could potentially be a future colony site for humans as looks to be safe and could shield humans from radiation and other factors.
An infographic showing the moon cave structure
Link to the study
The cave is said to be 100m deep & 170m wide as per the findings. However, could be even bigger than the estimate.
This is a first of its kind finding on the moon which was speculated by many scientists in the past.
The team used radar data from a lunar mission launched on 2010 called Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter craft.
The location of the cave is said to be very near to the first moon landing by Neil Armstrong & Buzz Aldrin.
The estimated distance between the two locations is about 400 kms & are very ideal for human colony.
The cave could have been caused by a collapsed lave tube creating depression on the surface, a similar phenomenon to earth caves.
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