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> the dark side of the Moon ... is not really a thing, BTW. Earth's moon is tidally locked to Earth, so one lunar cycle (synodic period, about 29.5 Earth days
by KMag 11y ago
> the dark side of the Moon
... is not really a thing, BTW. Earth's moon is tidally locked to Earth, so one lunar cycle (synodic period, about 29.5 Earth days) is approximately one lunar day.
You'd need to build a train on the moon to keep your cryo chamber in the Moon's shadow, or something similar. I doubt you'd save energy by doing so.
- toomuchtodo 11y agoToday I learned! Mars or lagrange points it is! I would even settle for a Saturn moon.
- URSpider94 11y agoCompletely incorrect. For exactly the reason you mention, the back side of the moon is indeed not visible from Earth, and was first photographed by a Soviet satellite in 1959. The only humans who have ever seen it in person were Apollo astronauts. Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Far_side_of_the_Moon https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Far_side_of_the_Moon