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How long would it survive there? The surface of the moon is a pretty hostile environment, I would think.
by sbmassey 11y ago
How long would it survive there? The surface of the moon is a pretty hostile environment, I would think.
- magnat 11y agoIt's a ceramic disc. Since there is no wind erosion, if it doesn't get direct hit, it should last quite some time. Footprints from first landing are still there - and are expected to be for at least next 10 million years - so you can expect finely-engraved piece of rock to last much longer.
- ivanb 11y agoThere is still radiation erosion. It may corrupt the data if it is packed too tightly.
- agentgt 11y agoMany people mistakenly think the moon gets hit all the time by meteors because of the craters. Most of the craters scientist believe were formed during the lunar cataclysm [1] not to mention the moon has zero erosion and geo activity. That being said no one is sure how often it gets hit but it is logically far far less than Earth. [1]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Late_Heavy_Bombardment https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Late_Heavy_Bombardment