POV-Ray : Newsgroups : povray.off-topic : Moon computer : Re: Moon computer Server Time
2 Jul 2024 23:37:54 EDT (-0400)
  Re: Moon computer  
From: Thomas de Groot
Date: 17 Feb 2016 03:25:17
Message: <56c42e6d$1@news.povray.org>
On 17-2-2016 5:21, Nekar Xenos wrote:
> Le_Forgeron <jgr### [at] freefr> wrote:
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>> Le 16/02/2016 19:12, Orchid Win7 v1 a écrit :
>>> On 16/02/2016 06:01 PM, Nekar Xenos wrote:
>>>> Would it be possible in the future to turn the Moon into a
>>>> supercomputer? I am thinking along the lines on sending self
>>>> replicating nanobots to the Moon that start replication when on
>>>> the moon and combining to form a supercomputer. Apparently there
>>>> is a lot of iron and silicon in the Moon's composition. Maybe a
>>>> theme for a science fiction novel...
>>>
>>> You're going to need a power source for that.
>>>
>> what is a 24/7 sun ? (excepted for a few eclipse once every few
>> months; only the ones due to the earth hiding the sun)
>>
>> no atmosphere to diffuse the light, every spot get light along the 28
>> days.
>
>
> Someone is not used to the idea of a sun ;->

There is some controversy about it in another thread ;-)

>
> I am also considering taking it underground and using some form of geothermal
> energy. Obviously it would need to use a lot of energy for cooling as well.

Not much geothermal (selenothermal might be a more appropriate term) 
energy present I am afraid. Contrary to Earth, the Moon does not have a 
hot mantle and only a small core, partly molten.

>
> The idea would be to have it totally invisible from outside, everything should
> be underground. Also, craters could be used as giant satelite dishes to
> communicate with earth.
>

Underground with solar panels outside?


-- 
Thomas


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