{"id":479498,"date":"2022-07-30T16:28:56","date_gmt":"2022-07-30T13:28:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/moon-caves-could-provide-shelter-for-astronauts\/"},"modified":"2022-07-30T16:28:56","modified_gmt":"2022-07-30T13:28:56","slug":"moon-caves-could-provide-shelter-for-astronauts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/moon-caves-could-provide-shelter-for-astronauts\/","title":{"rendered":"#Moon caves could provide shelter for astronauts"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_84 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a281ef46c599\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a281ef46c599\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/moon-caves-could-provide-shelter-for-astronauts\/#%E2%80%9CMoon_caves_could_provide_shelter_for_astronauts%E2%80%9D\" >&#8220;Moon caves could provide shelter for astronauts&#8221;<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-2' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/moon-caves-could-provide-shelter-for-astronauts\/#A_cozy_pixel_on_the_moon\" >A cozy pixel on the moon<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/moon-caves-could-provide-shelter-for-astronauts\/#How_did_lava_tubes_form_on_the_moon\" >How did lava tubes form on the moon?<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%9CMoon_caves_could_provide_shelter_for_astronauts%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>&#8220;Moon caves could provide shelter for astronauts&#8221;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<div>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignleft\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>A typical forecast on the moon is nowhere near cozy, temperatures range from boiling during the day to 280 below zero at night. However, according to a new study, unique features known as moon pits could offer an oasis from the rollercoaster temperatures.<\/p>\n<p>To learn what it might be like inside these lunar pits, a team of planetary scientists at UCLA used thermal imaging from NASA\u2019s Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter and determined the temperature, at least in one of these pits, is always a consistent 63 degrees. The findings were recently published in the journal Geophysical Research Letters, and UCLA\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/news\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"2\" title=\"News\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">news<\/a>room is calling it the discovery of year-round \u201csweater weather.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>One of the study authors, Tyler Horvath, a planetary <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/sciencee\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"5\" title=\"Science\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">science<\/a> Ph.D. student at UCLA, said the pit could be the opening of a lava tube or cave and would be an ideal place to live for astronauts, offering perfect temperatures as well as protection from meteorites and radiation.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cImagine a full day on the moon \u2026 you have 15 days of extreme hot that get up to well past the boiling point of water. And then you have 15 days of extreme cold, which is some of the coldest temperatures in the entire solar system,\u201d Horvath said. \u201cSo being able to be in a place where you don\u2019t have to spend energy to keep yourself warm throughout those 15 days of night is almost invaluable because during the night, if you\u2019re trying to use solar power as your main form of getting energy, you can\u2019t do that for 15 days.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The UCLA research team focused on the chasm in the Sea of Tranquility or the Mare Trenquillitatis region, which is about 220 miles from where Apollo 11 landed and also an equal distance to the Apollo 17 landing site.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"A_cozy_pixel_on_the_moon\"><\/span>A cozy pixel on the moon<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/07\/Moon-1.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"A 250 meter per pixel mapping using the mean of all Channels 6 and 8 brightness temperature measurements taken between 9 p.m. and 4 a.m. for (a) the Mare Tranquillitatis pit and (b) the Mare Ingenii pit.\" class=\"wp-image-23268630\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/07\/Moon-1.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1536 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/07\/Moon-1.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/07\/Moon-1.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>UCLA researchers spotted a single pixel in infrared images suggesting there are warmer spots on the Moon.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">NASA\/GSFC\/Arizona State University<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>NASA\u2019s LRO spacecraft is continuously orbiting the moon, taking measurements with its suite of instruments, including the Diviner Lunar Radiometer, which has been m<a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>ing the moon\u2019s thermal emissions constantly since 2009.<\/p>\n<p>UCLA Planetary Scientist David Paige is the principal investigator of the Diviner instrument and the lead author of the new study about the moon pit.<\/p>\n<p>Horvath was assigned to create a 3D model of one of these interesting pits in the Mare Trenquillitatis region. During that process, the team noticed a single pixel in the infrared images that was warmer than most spots on the moon at night when temperatures plummet.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe noticed that really quickly it was able to warm up and maintain kind of a warmer temperature than the surface usually does at night,\u201d Horvath explained. \u201cWe\u2019re like, \u2018Oh, this might be more interesting than we thought.&#8217;\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/07\/marius-hills-pit.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"The Japanese SELENE\/Kaguya Terrain Camera and Multiband Imager captured the Moon\u2019s ancient volcanic region called Marius Hills.\" class=\"wp-image-23268629\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/07\/marius-hills-pit.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/07\/marius-hills-pit.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/07\/marius-hills-pit.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>The Japanese SELENE\/Kaguya Terrain Camera and Multiband Imager captured the Moon\u2019s ancient volcanic region called Marius Hills.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">NASA\/GSFC\/Arizona State University<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>After rechecking the Diviner data and considering what sunlight the pit gets, the team determined the temperature of the pit floor during the day. Unfortunately, this doesn\u2019t confirm a cave opening, but that is still the working theory about these pits formed by ancient volcanic activity.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignright\">\n    <\/aside>\n<p>\u201cIt was still a cool result that if there\u2019s a cave there, it would support temperatures that are 63 Fahrenheit all the time, 24 seven every single day forever, basically,\u201d Horvath said.<\/p>\n<p>How the Trenquillitatis pit and other caverns on the moon maintain their temperature comes down to a physics concept known as a blackbody cavity, which can self-regulate to keep its temperature.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s essentially a surface that is a perfect emitter of radiation and absorber of radiation,\u201d Horvath explains.<\/p>\n<p>The temperature at the bottom of the pit also depends on its position relative to the Earth and moon from the sun.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf you\u2019re closer to the sun, the temperature would be hotter,\u201d Horvath said. \u201cIf you\u2019re further from the sun, it\u2019d be colder.\u201d<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How_did_lava_tubes_form_on_the_moon\"><\/span>How did lava tubes form on the moon?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Even from Earth, it\u2019s obvious the moon has interesting features, including craters of all shapes and sizes. In 2009, the Japanese spacecraft Kaguya orbiting the moon discovered a new type of lunar feature in the form of deep chasms that researchers believe could contain caves created by collapsed lava tubes, similar to ones found on Earth.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/07\/thurston-lava-tube-getty.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"Thurston Lava Tube - Volcanoes National Park, Big Island, Hawaii, USA.\" class=\"wp-image-23268631\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/07\/thurston-lava-tube-getty.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/07\/thurston-lava-tube-getty.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/07\/thurston-lava-tube-getty.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>UCLA researchers believe the Moon has lava caves similar to Devil\u2019s Throat in the Hawaii Volcanoes National Park.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Sergi Reboredo\/VW PICS\/Universal Images Group via Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Horvath explains that billions of years ago, very intense volcanic activity and lava flows created the dark splotches we see today when we look up at the moon. The lava at the surface would cool first because it was exposed to the cold temperatures of space where the caverns below the lava still flowed.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIn some places, that lava will completely leave and will leave a hollow tube, a lava tube under the surface,\u201d Horvath said. \u201cThese pits are kind of our ways to see that they exist, that there\u2019s a way into them, and they could be everywhere.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>NASA describes the moon pits as \u201cskylights\u201d where the roof of the lava tube collapsed.<\/p>\n<p>On Earth, the UCLA research team behind the study even visited a lava tube in Hawai\u2019i Volcanoes National Park known as the Devil\u2019s Throat, which is similar in size to the Mare Trenquillitatis pit. The park is home to other lava tubes like the one pictured above that visitors can walk through.<\/p>\n<p>Without physically going to the moon and rock climbing down into one of these pits, it will be hard for researchers to learn if these vast caves exist. Eventually, that might be possible because, in the next four years, NASA plans to return humans to the moon and establish a permanent base.\n                        <\/p><\/div>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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