Monday, September 14, 2026

Don't Get Your Hopes Up for a City on the Moon

This image shows the Moon's Shackleton Crater, a 21 km wide crater near the Moon's south pole. Its floor is a permanently shadowed region where ancient water ice persists. These regions have fuelled ideas of eventual lunar cities. Is the idea realistic? Image Credit: NASA/GSFC/SVS

Bezos said we should move heavy industry to the Moon. Musk says we'll have sustainable lunar cities. We know there's ancient water ice in craters on the Moon's poles, but there's not enough water to support a city.



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