Scientists plan to build stone walls on moon to protect humans from debris

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Scientists plan to build stone walls on moon to protect humans from debris

Swedish scientists plan to build stone walls on the Moon to protect humans from space debris with the help of robots. They suggest constructing a dry stone wall- that will serve as a blast shield. It will also protect the moon launch pad.

Moon launch pad refers to critical infrastructure building to make a sustainable presence for humans on the lunar surface. Hence, a research team recommended making a stone wall using a robotic hydraulic excavator.

*The stone wall on the moon will protect its surface from damage by rocket emissions and space debris*

This excavator will utilize the materials that are already in place and boulders from the lunar surface. It will create a ringed wall of a radius of fifty to one hundred meters.

The expensive method of transporting building materials from Earth to the moon is not something the research team intends to implement.

According to study lead author Jonas Walther, they would use robots to collect the boulders and construct the wall. A Swiss company Venturi Lab employed Jonas Walther. He has been developing lunar robot designs in collaboration with other companies to build lunar stone walls.

Scientists predict that if humans ever establish a permanent settlement on the moon, they will need the lunar infrastructure to protect them from rocket emissions and debris during their takeoff and landing.

When the Apollo 12 crew returned from Oceanus Procellarum (vast region of the Moon) using LM spacecraft. A group of researchers found that dust blasted by LM damaged the moon region.

*Robots will construct stone walls on the Moon using lunar boulders and other materials*

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This incident cleared that gas, minute particles, and dust from rocket emissions can be hazardous. Following this, Swedish scientists plan to build stone walls on the moon to prevent it from any damage. It will also keep humans safe in case of their lunar settling.

Moreover, Space X’s massive Starship spacecraft will transport passengers on NASA’s Artemis 3 mission. Hence, scientists worry that emissions from this rocket launch may damage the lunar surface in the vicinity of hundreds of meters and even stretch it into kilometers.

So, they focus on constructing stone walls as blast shields to protect any future lunar infrastructure.