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According to recent studies by Italian scientists, colonization Moon and Mars may not be as difficult as assumed earlier.
It turns out that the first settlers on the Earth’s natural satellite and the Red Planet will be able to live in underground caves, which were created on these celestial bodies as a result of volcanic activities. That way, people don’t have to build domes there and other expensive facilities.
The so-called lava tubes, according to researchers, provide astronomers with reliable shelter from meteor strikes and cosmic radiation. Similar caves are found on our planet in various volcanic areas – for example, in Iceland, Sicily, Australia, in the Hawaiian and Galapagos Islands. Some branched lava tube systems are capable of extend for many tens of kilometers inland.
Even more huge caves that are on the moon will become indispensable for our civilization in the future. There will be artificially grow crops and receive oxygen. Colonizers will produce water in the craters at the poles Selenium, where it is in the form of ice. Scientists report that on The diameter of the lava tubes reaches the earth “only” 30 meters, but on With its low gravity moon, these caves are wider than kilometers. About the same can be found on Mars …
Study authors hope their discovery will push ESA to the realization of his ambitions to build infrastructure on the moon. Recall in April this year the European Space Agency discussed with the China National Space Administration the possibility of building an inhabited base in Selena, which will put the beginning of lunar tourism and mining on the Earth’s natural satellite mineral. A similar project, successfully implemented, also can prepare scientists for the settlement of Mars.
Note that the Italian scientists who built such promising plans for the exploration of the Moon and Mars, do not believe in any aliens and their bases on these space objects, which they actually going to colonize in the near future. By their hard conviction, the main stumbling block in this matter is the current disunity of earthlings, since space requires joint efforts and the aspirations of all mankind …
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