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Japanese probe "Kaguya" discovered a cave on the Moon

https://lemmy.world/post/46731842

May 12 at 2:56amWeb
Show threadCubitOom6d ago
Brings the meaning of mooning to a new level.
Show threadHadriscus6d ago

I don’t understand the dimensions. If it’s 100m wide (I assume the diameter of it as seen from the top) then what is 50km long ? is it 50km deep ? I don’t think so we wouldn’t see the bottom of it sunlit. So what is it ?

edit more details over here :
…globalspec.com/…/nasa-and-jaxa-find-moon-tunnel-…

NASA and JAXA Find Moon Tunnel Ideal for First Moonbase | GlobalSpec

Scientists at JAXA, the Japanese Aerospace Exploration Agency, found a network of tunnels on the moon that would be perfect for the first lunar settlement. The Moon cave would shield lunar settlers and their equipment from cosmic radiation and meteorites.

Show threadPirasp6d ago
Its tube shaped, parallel to the surface. Not just the hole in the picture
Show threadHadriscus6d ago
oh ok I understand now. Cheers
Show threadneidu36d ago
That’s where the props and catering equipment is stored after staging the moon landing
Show thread🇰 🌀 🇱 🇦 🇳 🇦 🇰 🇮 6d ago
They hired Stanley Kubrick to fake the moon landing in 1969, but since he was a real stickler for authenticity, he filmed it on location.