Japan's space exploration agency announced on Thursday the discovery of a huge tunnel on the moon, which could be used to build a base for future astronauts.
The information was taken from data taken by Japan's Kagoya probe in 2007, Adzusa Yapah, representative of the agency's information office, told Novosti news agency.
Yabeh said that the Kagoya probe collected information for a year and a half that was not studied at the time because of the lack of necessary techniques. Today, it is possible to analyze and study this information due to the progress of modern technologies.
The giant tunnel was discovered in the Marius hills on the moon's surface and consists of a 50-meter hole at an average depth of 50 meters as well, and extends for tens of kilometers under the surface.
After studying the radiation and temperature measurements, scientists found that the tunnel protects against radiation, temperature changes and is not afraid of meteorites falling on the moon. These factors are a major obstacle to the creation of a satellite base on the moon.
Scientists believe that the tunnel, formed by the lava flow on the moon, may hide evidence of magnetic poles on the moon.
Scientists also hope to detect so-called "volatile substances," including water, or the effects they have left.
Scientists have previously speculated that Qatar discovered this hole, discovered in 2009, at 80 meters, and it leads to a network of tunnels similar to ground tunnels, which was refuted by the scientists of the Japanese Space Agency.
After comparing the data with the probe, Japanese scientists found that such tunnels on the moon were few, but very rare, but they could calculate the depth of the tunnel, which is 10 to 100 meters across its various parts.
The agency said the discovery is still recent, and there are no specific plans to use so far, but considers that its advantages in protecting people from radiation and meteorites, give justification for its use in the future to build a base.
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