Mining the Moon -- Is it Practical?

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Mining the Moon: Is It Practical?

^{How
is mining of resources achieved here on Earth?}

^{How
would mining conditions on the Moon be different than on Earth?}

^{Is
mining of the Moon really possible?}

Using Soil for Protection:
Lunar soil or "regolith" will be piled up over the modules.
This will protect the inhabitants from both cosmic rays and micrometeoroids, as well as reduce temperature swings.
As it happens, dust in a vacuum is excellent insulation.

(More images at Space Studies Institute)

NASA artwork by L. Ortiz showing Richard Gertsch's slusher mining system.

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in Earth Science, Chemistry, Physics, or Mathematics?
Check the Modules page, and Links for Educators.

Text of this page © 2004 The NASA/UNCF Project, Northeastern Illinois University
Last updated 19 February, 2004.