Wednesday, February 08, 2006
Should We Land on the Moon's Poles or Equator?
"There is at present a lively controversy about sites for a crewed lunar landing. Advocates for landing near the poles, possibly on a mountain, point out the advantages of much higher sunlight availability and possible water resources in nearby cold traps. However, there may be more interesting geology and better mineral resources near the better-explored equator. NASA's Exploration Systems Architecture report lays out some of the tradeoffs."
source:http://science.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=06/02/07/2141206
source:http://science.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=06/02/07/2141206
# posted by dark master : 2/08/2006 09:59:00 AM
