▲ 19 ▼ Duffy to announce nuclear reactor on the moon (www.politico.com) submitted 1 year ago by vovo@lemmy.dbzer0.com to c/energy@slrpnk.net 9 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] SaltSong@startrek.website 4 points 1 year ago (2 children) No sunlight for 10 days at a time. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] vovo@lemmy.dbzer0.com [S] 4 points 1 year ago (1 child) The lunar poles have spots that are always sunny. These spots are called "peaks of eternal light" but the light is not eternal and the name is quite misleading. The areas are only lit for about 90 percent of the Moon's 18.6-year nutation cycle. Of the top 20 sites on the Moon that are illuminated by the sun, seven of them are located near the North Pole. This is because the North Pole has a longer period of sunlight than the South Pole. https://www.theweek.in/news/sci-tech/2023/07/08/why-south-pole-of-the-moon-is-preferred-for-soft-landing-of-missions-like-chandrayaan-3.html permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] SaltSong@startrek.website 2 points 1 year ago Interesting. They only works in a few cases, but It's good to have the options. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] vovo@lemmy.dbzer0.com [S] 4 points 1 year ago (1 child) The lunar poles have spots that are always sunny. These spots are called "peaks of eternal light" but the light is not eternal and the name is quite misleading. The areas are only lit for about 90 percent of the Moon's 18.6-year nutation cycle. Of the top 20 sites on the Moon that are illuminated by the sun, seven of them are located near the North Pole. This is because the North Pole has a longer period of sunlight than the South Pole. https://www.theweek.in/news/sci-tech/2023/07/08/why-south-pole-of-the-moon-is-preferred-for-soft-landing-of-missions-like-chandrayaan-3.html permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] SaltSong@startrek.website 2 points 1 year ago Interesting. They only works in a few cases, but It's good to have the options. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] SaltSong@startrek.website 2 points 1 year ago Interesting. They only works in a few cases, but It's good to have the options. permalink fedilink source parent