Detecting a cave about 50km deep on the Moon

The cave deeper than 50km discovered on the Moon may be a shelter base for future astronauts.

Scientists at the Japan Aerospace Research and Development Agency (JAXA) discovered a vast cave on the Moon that could be used as a shelter for astronauts from radiation. In the future, NDTV reported.

SELENE satellite of Japan discovered a large cave under the area of ​​Marius hill.(Photo: Independent).

The Japanese SELENE moon satellite has observed a cave about 50km deep and 100m wide on the lunar surface. Scientists think it could be a lava tube formed by volcanic activity about 3.5 billion years ago.

"We have known about lava tubes on the surface of the Moon before, but until now it has been able to confirm their existence , " said Junichi Haruyama, a researcher at JAXA.

The underground cave was discovered under the area of ​​Marius Hill. According to scientists, this could become a haven for astronauts from dangerous radiation and high thermal shock on the Moon's surface.

Japan also revealed plans to bring an astronaut to the Moon by 2030. The Japan Aerospace Research and Development Agency said it would participate in a project to build an orbiting space station. The Moon is led by NASA in 2025, as a base to bring people to Mars in the future.