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To: 9thLife

They don’t know either. They’re just guessing.


6 posted on 04/05/2015 5:40:09 PM PDT by BenLurkin (The above is not a statement of fact. It is either satire or opinion. Or both.)
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To: BenLurkin; 9thLife; Scrambler Bob; ProtectOurFreedom

Yes, the moon is known to have lava tubes; this has been known for years, in fact, prior to the manned lunar missions; image search:

https://www.google.com/search?q=lunar+lava+tubes&tbm=isch

the trick is, to find one that hasn’t collapsed:

http://www.lpi.usra.edu/decadal/leag/AndrewWDagaFINAL.pdf

The article BenLurkin has posted here is a study of how large these tubes could be and still be stable and usable for a habitat.


12 posted on 04/05/2015 5:45:26 PM PDT by SunkenCiv (What do we want? REGIME CHANGE! When do we want it? NOW!)
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