Japanese scientists found on the moon a huge cave

Techno 19 October, 2017

2017-10-19 11:06

Japanese scientists found on the moon a huge cave
The cave will be able to protect the astronauts from radiation from the Sun and cosmic rays.

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On the moon discovered a cave stretching about 50 km away. this is evidenced by pictures from the lunar Orbiter Kaguya, The Japan Times reports, citing representatives of the Japanese space Agency.

It is noted that such a deep cave you will be able to protect the astronauts from radiation from the Sun and cosmic rays, when they start to build a base for exploration.

Scientists believe that the cave was formed by volcanic activities approximately 3.5 billion years ago.

Emptiness contains under the Marius hills on the external side of the moon. The spacecraft first photographed the cave entrance. And later using electromagnetic sensing made it possible to study its underground structure. It turned out that it extends for 50 km.