/sci/ - Science & Math

Some good news for moon mining:
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2020/07/200701151724.htm
>There has been considerable debate over how the Moon was formed. The popular hypothesis contends that the Moon was formed by a Mars-sized body colliding with Earth's upper crust which is poor in metals. But new research suggests the Moon's subsurface is more metal-rich than previously thought, providing new insights that could challenge our understanding of that process.

So where should the first moon base be located?

>>11502639
>we need to claim territory
What territory?

>>10747041
Earth might get tidally locked. The giant could obscure the sun for long periods, especially if all orbits were co-planar. The radio noise would be unbelievable as would aurora borealis. Radios might be useless. Too close in and the planet would be fried (ref Io around Jupiter)

Jupiter has 4 large stable moons, I guess that is a reasonable number. Also such a gas giant could support at least one planet in Lagrange points L4 and L5.
We might not have a moon for ourselves, unless it was co-orbital in reality.

>>10748780
Only if you are too close.

>>10751168
Radio, yes. Not sure about ionizing radiation.

>>10596968
I have head it argued that the Earth - Moon system could be considered a double planet system.

>>10391239
>The Moon is not capitalized,
See the irony here?

Anyways, OUR moon is because the Moon is also the name. Nobody calls it Selene and only the unstable call it Luna.

>>9937233
>gorgeous
Absolutely.

Another important question is, if we got a second moon in orbit around Earth, would that make life twice as romantic?