Prof. Sam Lawler16h ago

RE: https://fosstodon.org/@AkaSci/116359971598652059

Spent all day driving through gorgeous mountains towards home, now trying to catch up on Artemis stuff so I can talk about it at stupid-o-clock in the morning on live Saskatchewan radio tomorrow morning (I'm baaack. Apparently).

Thanks to @AkaSci for a great summary of the closest approach!

The absolutely coolest detail (to me): the astronauts could SEE flashes from meteors hitting the surface?!! From 4,000km away?! (And they want to build a moon base???) Lots to think about, wow.

Show threadJoe ❌👑16h ago
@sundogplanets @AkaSci I wonder what the statistics are, how long you'd need to expect to wait before your base site getting a significant meteor strike. If it's a hundred years or more, I guess that's not that different from living on an earthquake fault in California.
Show threadTimo
@not2b @sundogplanets @AkaSci perhaps the base could have a ballroom design with a drone proof roof? That should stop the meteors, right? <sarcasm>
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