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It seems unfortunate that the interior of Shackleton crater is just very slightly too warm for a "high-temperature superconductor" tape to work. To work well, y
by ncmncm 5y ago
It seems unfortunate that the interior of Shackleton crater is just very slightly too warm for a "high-temperature superconductor" tape to work. To work well, you would want it another 20 degrees colder.
Equipment in the crater could be powered at all times by solar panels stood up on the rim.
- go_elmo 5y agothen again further cooling 20 °C in a vacuum and complete darkness might also be feasible
- ncmncm 5y agoYou could maybe have a liquid nitrogen hose bonded to the tape, circulating to a refrigeration unit on the rim.
- tomrod 5y agoVacuum is not a good conductor of heat, unfortunately. Air would be.
- Darkphibre 5y agoI mean, the James Webb makes use of such to drop to, what, 20 Kelvin? https://ttu-ir.tdl.org/bitstream/handle/2346/67554/ICES_2016_141.v2.pdf?sequence=1 https://ttu-ir.tdl.org/bitstream/handle/2346/67554/ICES_2016...
- m4rtink 5y agoStill the thing you manage to cool down (via radiation in the end, of course) will stay cold as it won't pick up more heat from the environment so easily in vacuum.
- ncmncm 5y agoIt is possible a mirrored tent over it would keep enough glare from sunshine on the rim off, allowing it to cool further.