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Living on the moon won't be easy, but it might be worth taking a note from our ancestors, and setting up in caves
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Sources:
eos.org/articles/caves-offer-temperate-hope-for-future-moon-exploration
nasa.gov/specials/artemis
agupubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1029/2022GL099710
jpl.nasa.gov/missions/diviner-lunar-radiometer-experiment-dlre
IMAGES
commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Lunar_collapse_pits.jpg
moon.nasa.gov/resources/282/sea-of-tranquillity-on-the-moon-from-11-km-5-seconds-before-impact
gettyimages.com/detail/photo/lunar-eclipse-blood-moon-royalty-free-image/1299531492?phrase=full%20moon%20eclipse&adppopup=true
gettyimages.com/detail/photo/cliff-palace-mesa-verde-royalty-free-image/149376450?phrase=pueblo&adppopup=true
commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Lunar_base_concept_drawing_s78_23252.jpg
nasa.gov/feature/goddard/2022/lro-lunar-pits-comfortable
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Top_of_Atmosphere.jpg
solarsystem.nasa.gov/news/820/earths-oldest-rock-found-on-the-moon
gettyimages.com/detail/photo/space-mission-on-the-moon-royalty-free-image/1313268337?phrase=moon%20base%20rocket&adppopup=true
moon.nasa.gov/resources/86/lunar-pit
commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Artistic_depiction_of_a_NASA_lunar_base.jpg
nasa.gov/mission_pages/LRO/news/lro-topo.html
commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Moon_colony_with_rover.jpeg
nasa.gov/mission_pages/LRO/multimedia/lroconcept2.html
gettyimages.com/detail/photo/dangerous-potholes-in-the-asphalt-rural-road-road-royalty-free-image/972849064?phrase=road%20pothole&adppopup=true
gettyimages.com/detail/photo/hand-paintings-at-the-cave-of-hands-in-santa-cruz-royalty-free-image/1203879005?phrase=caveman&adppopup=true
gettyimages.com/detail/photo/abstract-watercolor-background-royalty-free-image/918098512?phrase=yellow%20blue%20paint%20green&adppopup=true
agupubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1029/2022GL099710
jpl.nasa.gov/edu/news/2019/7/25/science-points-the-way-to-stellar-career-path-for-nasa-jpl-intern
jpl.nasa.gov/images/pia18163-lunar-reconnaissance-orbiter-artists-concept
nasa.gov/mission_pages/LRO/spacecraft/index.html
Living on the moon won't be easy, but it might be worth taking a note from our ancestors, and setting up in caves
Hosted by: Reid Reimers (he/him)
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Huge thanks go to the following Patreon supporter for helping us keep SciShow Space free for everyone forever: Jason A Saslow, David Brooks, and AndyGneiss!
Support SciShow Space by becoming a patron on Patreon: patreon.com/SciShowSpace
Or by checking out our awesome space pins and other products over at DFTBA Records: dftba.com/scishow
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Sources:
eos.org/articles/caves-offer-temperate-hope-for-future-moon-exploration
nasa.gov/specials/artemis
agupubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1029/2022GL099710
jpl.nasa.gov/missions/diviner-lunar-radiometer-experiment-dlre
IMAGES
commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Lunar_collapse_pits.jpg
moon.nasa.gov/resources/282/sea-of-tranquillity-on-the-moon-from-11-km-5-seconds-before-impact
gettyimages.com/detail/photo/lunar-eclipse-blood-moon-royalty-free-image/1299531492?phrase=full%20moon%20eclipse&adppopup=true
gettyimages.com/detail/photo/cliff-palace-mesa-verde-royalty-free-image/149376450?phrase=pueblo&adppopup=true
commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Lunar_base_concept_drawing_s78_23252.jpg
nasa.gov/feature/goddard/2022/lro-lunar-pits-comfortable
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Top_of_Atmosphere.jpg
solarsystem.nasa.gov/news/820/earths-oldest-rock-found-on-the-moon
gettyimages.com/detail/photo/space-mission-on-the-moon-royalty-free-image/1313268337?phrase=moon%20base%20rocket&adppopup=true
moon.nasa.gov/resources/86/lunar-pit
commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Artistic_depiction_of_a_NASA_lunar_base.jpg
nasa.gov/mission_pages/LRO/news/lro-topo.html
commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Moon_colony_with_rover.jpeg
nasa.gov/mission_pages/LRO/multimedia/lroconcept2.html
gettyimages.com/detail/photo/dangerous-potholes-in-the-asphalt-rural-road-road-royalty-free-image/972849064?phrase=road%20pothole&adppopup=true
gettyimages.com/detail/photo/hand-paintings-at-the-cave-of-hands-in-santa-cruz-royalty-free-image/1203879005?phrase=caveman&adppopup=true
gettyimages.com/detail/photo/abstract-watercolor-background-royalty-free-image/918098512?phrase=yellow%20blue%20paint%20green&adppopup=true
agupubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1029/2022GL099710
jpl.nasa.gov/edu/news/2019/7/25/science-points-the-way-to-stellar-career-path-for-nasa-jpl-intern
jpl.nasa.gov/images/pia18163-lunar-reconnaissance-orbiter-artists-concept
nasa.gov/mission_pages/LRO/spacecraft/index.html
