Wednesday, 2 July 2025

The Moon

Here are things you can do on the moon that you can't do on Earth. 

You can lift a car. If there was a car on the moon, you would probably be able to lift it because it would only be one sixth of its weight. It would still be very heavy though. 

On the moon you can build much taller buildings than on Earth because there is less pressure on the structures. It would be easy to have a building that was more that 1000 meters tall. On Earth it would be very difficult. 

You can see the stars the way they are in their true colour. During a moon night, the stars don't flicker, and you can see their colour the way it is; even the sun looks white on the moon because there is no air to scatter the blue portion of the light away from the light rays. 

On the moon you can leave a foot print or hand print and it can stay there for thousands of years because there is no air or rain to wash it away. 

On the moon you can enjoy a day that lasts for 2 weeks and a night that lasts for 2 weeks. One day on the moon lasts for 28 earth days (4 weeks). The day time is 2 weeks and the night time is 2 weeks. 

Sources 

The Value of the Moon: How to Explore, Industrialize, and Settle the Moon, and Why It Matters" by Paul D. Spudis

Beyond Earth: Our Future in Space by Michael J. Neufeld


A1 Motorway Superpower

According to various artificial intelligence systems, If an unbroken mesh of solar panels were suspended above the A1 motorway in Britain, it would produce about 2.6 Terawatt-hours of electricity every year. Enough to power nearly 1 million homes. 
~image generated by artificial intelligence(Gemini) 

The A1 motorway is Britain's Longest road. It is 660km Long and usually about 25 to 30 meters wide.  It has a surface area of about 13.2 km². 

There are many more roads apart from A1, surely enough to power everything.