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 |  Subject: What Lies Beneath? Discovery Of 50km Cave On Moon Raises Possibilities  Tue Oct 24, 2017 6:46 am | |
| What Lies Beneath? Discovery Of 50km Cave On Moon Raises Possibilities
October 24, 2017 by SkyWatch Editor
 Scientists have fantasised for centuries about humans colonising the moon. That day may have drawn a little closer after Japan’s space agency said it had discovered an enormous cave beneath the lunar surface that could be turned into an exploration base for astronauts. The discovery, by Japan’s Selenological and Engineering Explorer (Selene) probe, comes as several countries vie to follow the US in sending manned missions to the moon. Using a radar sounder system that can examine underground structures, the orbiter initially found an opening 50 metres wide and 50 metres deep, prompting speculation that there could be a larger hollow. (READ MORE) |
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