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21 sats \ 9 replies \ @Satosora 2 Jun \ parent \ on: China probe lands on moon’s far side in first-ever sample retrieval mission science
Interesting.
Would you want to populate the sunny or shady side of the moon?
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Correct. I conflated far side and sunny vs polar or dark areas, especially in deep craters , where they hope lots of water (ice) is located.
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They found ice a few years ago. It is partly why there is all the investment now. The whole moon as base for staging to Mars. I thought you and I discussed this on another thread. maybe that was someone else.
In my opinion people populate where the work is located. At least for as long as it takes to do the work. Maybe that's not population. People I know that work harsh conditions, say off shore in the Gulf of Mexico, generally live within a few hours drive of the coast. But usually people rotate at remote locations.
If a real population develops I imagine it would straddle the dark and light sides for efficiency.
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Right, but you gotta get the water to the Sunnyside. Just like any economic model, some will mine and transport to production and some will produce at the site.
Wait.. Do you mean produce as in human food? I'm talking about O2 and Hydrogen for going to Mars.