On 2016/02/17 10:24 AM, Thomas de Groot wrote:
> 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?
>
>
I am trying not to use solar panels because they might be visible from 
Earth. But I suppose there aren't many visitors on the other(not so 
dark)side, so that might work as long as it's not visible from earth.

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