[BenLurkin]

"Poor Cavor. He did have such a terrible cold."

[9thLife]

I didn’t know the moon had giant lava tubes.

[Scrambler Bob]

“We found that if lunar lava tubes existed —

IF

I can blab lots of meaningless stuff, based on IF.

[gundog]

Silly question: how frequently does the moon get hit with meteors these days?

[Billthedrill]

If giant lava tubes exist on the moon, they could hold giant intelligent interplanetary worms on vacation from Tau Ceti.

Or not.

[norwaypinesavage]

If I had some ham, I could make a ham sandwich, if I had some bread and cheese, and mayo, too.

[The Cajun]

"Poor Cavor. He did have such a terrible cold."

Yup, did in the smart ants he did.

[demshateGod]

That’s exactly what I want: to live in a lava tube on the moon.

[expat2]

Yes, it does have the ring of Wells' The First Men In the Moon.

[null and void]

Indeed he did...

[blueunicorn6]

Let’s send Bill de Blasio up to be the first mayor of the moon.

[Charles Henrickson]

"Gravity is much lower on the moon and lunar rock doesn't have to withstand the same weathering and erosion. In theory, huge lava tubes -- big enough to easily house a city -- could be structurally sound on the moon. Dwelling space for several hundred thousands of our people could easily be provided. A computer could be set and programmed to accept factors from youth, health, sexual fertility, intelligence, and a cross section of necessary skills."

[sefarkas]

a HORTA

[Sherman Logan]

The Moon is a Harsh Mistress.

[tumblindice]

I’d like to be, under the moon
In an octopus’s lava tube lagoon.

[martin_fierro]

[John Valentine]

Not a single word after word no. 4 means a durned thing.

[mrsmith]

Deep, narrow craters- which there are plenty of- are a much better choice.
Cover the top with cheap plastic and excavate around the inside of the base.
Two layers of protection against air leaks, protection against meteorites and radiation, and a view. It’s also more compact.

[smokingfrog]

http://www.space.com/26575-lunar-pits-and-lava-tubes-could-house-astronauts-video.html

[logi_cal869]

“We must go to the moon and fill the holes! It’s a moral imperative!!!”

[a fool in paradise]

You’d have to seal the whole thing, can you trust the “ground” below it (or is there a network of “tubes” underneath it)?

Pipe dream stuff, really.

We can’t even send a man to the moon right now, kind of early to be talking about selfsustaining cities there.