Exercise 5: Let's Build a Moon Base
Prompt: One day in the future we will decide toestablish a colony on the Moon. Where should we put it?
Analysis Directions: Make a list of theadvantages and disadvantages of locating such a human habitat onpoles. Should it be in a crater the near side, the far side, or atthe? Highland? Maria?
Also, what site would be best for doing visible-light and radioastronomy from observatories on the Moon? Comment on each other’slists.
