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Comment by kwhitefoot

People survive Antarctic winters so I can't see that there is a particularly big challenge. There is no atmosphere on the moon so heat loss to the sky is purely radiative whereas in Antarctica you have winds blowing that cool the habitats by conduction.

Solar panels should be able to provide the necessary energy which can be stored in piles of rock and insulation should be able to to prevent the loss.

The 'article' says that the lunar night is rife with problems but doesn't mention what they are. There is no weather after all.

parent kwhitefoot 3 years ago

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