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What a Massive New 728-Foot-Wide Crater Means for Future Moon Bases

27 points · 55 comments · bookofjoe

  1. Kirr · · focus · HN ↗
    > a whopping 728 feet across, more than twice the length of an American football field

    For the rest of the world, this is ~222 meters, more than twice the length of a 100 meter track.

    EDIT: Ninja'd! :-)

    1. kurthr · · focus · HN ↗
      It’s so big we can see it with a telescope, and so small that the chance of something similar hitting any single spot on the surface minuscule in the next 100 years.
      1. ted_dunning · · focus · HN ↗
        But the rate for milligram sized particles hitting a 100m x 100m patch is 2-3 per month.

        At 20km/s, that's plenty big enough to ruin your day.

        1. aeve890 · · focus · HN ↗
          >At 20km/s, that's plenty big enough to ruin your day.

          Is it though? That's pretty slow

          Edit: nvm I read as km/h not km/s

        2. LargoLasskhyfv · · focus · HN ↗
          Put a chewing gum in it, push a coin or credit card atop it, for a fast fix. Use Fantastic Fast Foam by Lunar Meta Materials for more permanent repair.
          1. spwa4 · · focus · HN ↗
            That sounds like you would be using your ACME rocket powered roller skates so you get to the damage quickly ...
            1. LargoLasskhyfv · · focus · HN ↗
              It's the moon. It has low gravity. I'm athletic. I'll just jump.
              1. spwa4 · · focus · HN ↗
                I wonder how long "coyote time" would last on the Moon.
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