Beneath the surface of the moon can be water

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Под поверхностью Луны может быть водаScientists found on the moon are lava tubes, which can lead to polar ice.

Small pits in a large crater at the North pole of the moon may be a kind of Windows that lead to an underground network of lava tubes, ice zaposlenih

This conclusion researchers made based on images from NASA’s Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter.

The opening is made in the North-Eastern part of the crater Filoli, with a diameter of about 70 kilometers, which is located 550 kilometers from the North pole on the visible side of the moon. The holes look like indentations in size from 15 to 30 meters. According to scientists, these formulations can be water.

“The current snapshot does not allow us with 100% certainty say that it is really a lava tube, but this are the sizes of these structures, their shape and geological properties,” says Pascal Lee of the Research center NASA’s Ames.

Like holes on the moon found earlier — all they know about 200, but now they are first found in the polar regions. The researchers emphasize that this discovery allows you to access the polar ice of the moon. In addition, in the future, these tubes can be used by astronauts and colonists to create lunar bases.

Interestingly, while the report about the opening of the Symposium on Sciences about the moon landing missions, Pascal Lee found except water another reason to build a lunar base in the crater Filoli.

“If there is to build a base, we will have not only water, but also a beautiful view of the Earth – unlike the landing of “Apollo”, our planet will not hang over your head and hover above the horizon at the South-Eastern edge of the crater. In addition, the study of lava tubes on the moon should also prepare us to study the same tubes on Mars,” said Pascal Lee.

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