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Yes and the material irradiated by the explosion itself is not very dangerous after a few weeks especially if you’re in a hermetically sealed space suit that pr
by throwuwu 3y ago
Yes and the material irradiated by the explosion itself is not very dangerous after a few weeks especially if you’re in a hermetically sealed space suit that prevents you from ingesting any of it. After 1 to 5 years there’d be very little left except for any small amounts of uranium or plutonium that were not fissioned but due to the Moon’s low gravity and lack of atmosphere a lot of these particles will be flung into space or so widely dispersed that there are unlikely to be any hot spots.
Also, the hand wringing about adding a crater to the Moon’s surface is just laughable. The whole surface is cratered, a tiny man made one wouldn’t even be noticeable.