Re:A high energy hadron collider on the Moon
by ceejayoz on Sunday August 11, 2024 @03:36PM
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> Doesn’t mars have significantly better local resources? What does the moon offer that mars doesn’t offer?
Travel time of 2-3 days instead of 3-12 months.
Re:A high energy hadron collider on the Moon
by MichaelNolan on Sunday August 11, 2024 @06:59PM
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Yeah the moon is much closer. But the entire proposal (in the article) depends on us having much more advanced autonomous manufacturing capabilities. So if we have these advanced autonomous manufacturing capabilities, then does the travel time matter?
The moon is easier to get to with today’s technology, but this paper is talking about the 2080s or later. And the paper assumes that our spacefaring technology has significantly advanced. So either one should be equally reachable.
Doesn’t mars have significantly better local resources? What does the moon offer that mars doesn’t offer?