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[–] [email protected] 5 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 children)

Lunar nights are going to be an issue for Moon exploration. If a rover has difficulty surviving 2-week nights at -220C, imagine humans.

I wonder what are the plans for the first bases, and whether they are going to use RTG to keep warm at night.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 years ago

The plan for the Artemis base is to be near the south pole, so I think they'll be able to get solar power more than 50% of the time.