Could We Create A Livable Atmosphere On The Moon?

Until recently, scientists thought the moon had no atmosphere, but it actually does! What's it made of and can it be made to support life?



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Is There an Atmosphere on the Moon?
"What is the moon's atmosphere made of? We have some clues. The Apollo 17 mission deployed an instrument called the Lunar Atmospheric Composition Experiment (LACE) on the moon's surface. It detected small amounts of a number of atoms and molecules including helium, argon, and possibly neon, ammonia, methane and carbon dioxide."

Mars Lost Atmosphere to Space as Life Took Hold on Earth
"Observations by NASA's Mars rover Curiosity and other spacecraft have shown that the Red Planet was relatively warm billions of years ago, with extensive lake-and-stream systems and perhaps even a large ocean that covered much of the Martian surface."

How Do We Terraform The Moon?
"Ever since the beginning of the Space Age, scientists and futurists have explored the idea of transforming other worlds to meet human needs. Known as terraforming, this process calls for the use of environmental engineering techniques to alter a planet or moon's temperature, atmosphere, topography or ecology (or all of the above) in order to make it more 'Earth-like.'"
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[Tlactl]

but can we terraform the industrial part of China

[markhilston]

At least we would have an endless supply of cheese. There would be no need to bring any food to the moon.

[caribbeanman]

I think the closest we can come to terraforming the Moon would be to build air-tight, greenhouse-like habitats on the Moon, maybe by excavating large rectangular canyons and covering it with transparent roofs made of hard plastic or glass. Or maybe we can build underground cave systems and have large solar arrays on the surface to provide power for lighting and other necessities.

[Master_Therion]

I love looking at the Moon. But I feel that if it had an atmosphere it wouldn't be quite so breathtaking.

[BartvG]

Your haircut looks like how people from the 80's would imagine future haircuts.

[NDX]

So is she trying to terraform her hair???!

[NateCrownwell]

DNews: what exactly happens when someone has diarrhea?

[upandatom]

I think it would be cool to live on the moon

[cortster]

If you can terraform the Moon, you can terraform the Earth much more easily.

[travisoliver]

Well crap, now I have to fire up Universe Sandbox 2 again.

[lkhjsdfg]

The biggest challenge is that if we made an atmosphere on the moon republicans would just deny that it exists.

[chadwickhjones]

Ancient humans killed Mars millions of years ago. :(

[ItsJordaan]

Despite it being outrageously expensive to build, I still think we should look at creating a ring planet, like in Halo. I mean think about it. We could build an entirely new planet-like structure, capable of sustaining life, exactly how we want to build it. There wouldn’t be any kind of obstacle to overcome, like Mars’ dust storms or the moon’s low gravity. All we’d have to worry about it funding the construction for it and how we’d build it. We could have it mobile as well so we could be living on an Earth-like surface while continuously exploring the outer reaches of our solar system and possibly even our galaxy. Think of it as a huge, luxurious space station that is capable of carrying everyone on Earth, while also moving freely about in our solar system. The ring’s direction could be controlled via a highly secured government facility onboard the ring’s surface. We wouldn’t have to worry about fuel because we could use solar powered boosters that move the ring forward. It’d be a great way to really get out there and explore our universe while also living in a habitable environment that has all the same luxuries as our beloved Earth. I know this will probably never become a reality, but it’s still really cool to think about. Who knows? Maybe one day we’ll decide to give it a try.

[joshreji]

who else watched the whole video because of her?

[scottyvarley]

Let's spend billions on trying to live on a dead surface.

How about we put that money to better use like alternative energies ect..

[neoslayerpw]

As usual, DNews leaves me with more questions from the start





But she was kinda hot so that made up for it

[Runningrampage]

Surprisingly I was reading an article the other day which said the moon billions of years ago used to have a very strong magnetic field and a heavy atmosphere but because of its low gravity it didn't last long and they surprisingly said that used to be liquid water on the moon as well

[danielalexandre]

what kind of cheese is the moon made of?

[dangerouspie]

Does that mean that a spacecraft with enough speed could orbit the moon just above its surface?

[AtulKumarVermaOnline]

Hey DNews, Thank you for answering my question. Keep spreading the knowledge.