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Re:China's Moon mission sees first seeds sprout by simion314 on Tuesday January 15, 2019 @08:30AM (#18910974)
I imagine that in the beginning you will have mostly scientific facilities , like telescopes on the dark side of the moon(you will need scientist, technicians and other stuff around this big telescopes).

There could also be facilities for experiments that can't be done on Earth, like things that can grow better on low gravity, there may be materials/gases that are rare on Earth and we could grab from asteroids so having space stations and bases around the solar system would be helpful.

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Re:China's Moon mission sees first seeds sprout by KMag on Tuesday January 15, 2019 @12:19PM (#18912823)
> the dark side of the moon

BTW, this isn't a real thing

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Re:China's Moon mission sees first seeds sprout by dragonwriter on Tuesday January 15, 2019 @12:27PM (#18912910)
> BTW, this isn't a real thing

Yes, the dark side of the Moon is a real thing. It's the side that doesn't get Earth-lit nights.

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Re:China's Moon mission sees first seeds sprout by thebluehawk on Tuesday January 15, 2019 @01:52PM (#18913756)
That's an odd convoluted definition that I've never heard of before.

I think the point the other poster was making is that "far side of the moon" is far more specific, accurate and useful term.

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Re:China's Moon mission sees first seeds sprout by dragonwriter on Tuesday January 15, 2019 @02:44PM (#18914248)
> That's an odd convoluted definition that I've never heard of before

It's a “definition” in the sense that it is a description semantically equivalent to what the phrase “dark side of the moon” has always referred to; it is not, however, a description of the etymology of the term, which derives instead from the long established use of “dark” to mean mysterious, hidden from knowledge, obscure, occult, etc.

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Re:China's Moon mission sees first seeds sprout by mLuby on Tuesday January 15, 2019 @03:11PM (#18914552)
In this case, silent side of the moon is more useful, since that's why it's so attractive to scientists.
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Re:China's Moon mission sees first seeds sprout by simion314 on Tuesday January 15, 2019 @02:43PM (#18914232)
What I meant by dark side is "The hidden side" since that side is always hidden from Earth (similar when I say your dark side i do not mean you have a side that is not in the light), I am aware some people may misunderstand this expresion, but "far side" is not as expressive since it is missing the part of "always hidden"
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