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Re:Lunar bases may need to be quake-proof (2006) by wfunction on Saturday July 15, 2017 @11:56PM (#14780395)
> so why not be a couple days away rather than a year

Hm, maybe because you'd get twice the gravity and a "day" that lasts closer to 24 hours than 24 days?

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Re:Lunar bases may need to be quake-proof (2006) by WalterBright on Sunday July 16, 2017 @02:28AM (#14780807)
Does the diurnal cycle matter if you must stay within a shielded dome?

Lower gravity doesn't matter as much if you can be regularly cycled back to earth.

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