Site for lunar base will be established through surveys made by Surveyor- and Prospector vehicles, with final appraisal made with Apollo spacecraft; factors to consider in selection of site show that polar lunar base may perhaps be superior to nonpolar one; important consideration for lunar base at poles would be retention of heat by surface structures during intermittent sunlight or fluctuating shadow levels.
Polar lunar base
Astronautics
Astronautics ; 7 , n 7
1962
5 pages
Article (Journal)
English
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