A Tentative Conception of Building Lunar Farm with Lava Tube

Abstract

First, the natural advantages of lunar lava tubes and the research on extraterrestrial farms were summarized. Then key technologies for in-situ resource utilization of the moon were summarized, the basic idea for lunar farm construction in lunar lava tubes was given, and a layout of lunar farm based on lunar lava tube was put forward. Finally, the technical difficulties for lunar farm were discussed. This paper provides new reference for lunar farm construction in lava tube.

Keywords

lunar farm / lunar lava tube / in-situ resource utilization of the Moon

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