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However, there's no atmosphere or weather to worry about on the moon, so I'd expect that to improve efficiency quite a bit compared to the Earth. The real chal
by rippercushions 4y ago
However, there's no atmosphere or weather to worry about on the moon, so I'd expect that to improve efficiency quite a bit compared to the Earth.
The real challenge with solar power on the Moon remains the two-week day/night cycle, which means either massive batteries (impractical) or awkward polar cliff locations to minimize the hit.
- freeone3000 4y agoOr a (partial) ring around the equator, video game style.
- mLuby 4y agoThere is a thin "atmospheric" layer of molecules floating around the lunar surface. Indistinguishable from vacuum for most purposes but it might affect that many 9's of purity. https://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/LADEE/news/lunar-atmosphere.html https://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/LADEE/news/lunar-atmosphe...