This Moon Discovery Is the Most Important in Decades

Support on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/NewNature/ or Join on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCp35lOnXpoMtBXMb4jFglJQ/join Subscribe for more: https://bit.ly/subtonewnature Follow me on Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/newnature.bsky.social What's beneath the Moon's surface, waiting to be uncovered? Could the strange, newly discovered holes on the Moon be more than just natural formations? Why has China, with its ambitious space program, set its sights on exploring these eerie pits? Are these ancient tunnels merely remnants of volcanic activity, or do they hold something vital for the future of lunar exploration? And could these dark voids be the key to establishing a permanent human presence on the Moon? 3D animations by Alex Bernal. Drone footage of the Son Doong Cave at the 20.30 minute mark courtesy of https://oxalisadventure.com 02:22 Strange Moon Holes 03:56 Earth’s Lava Tubes 04:28 Moon Lava Tubes 07:13 Sponsor Break 08:39 Why China Cares About the Holes 09:53 Can Lunar Caves Protect Us? 11:52 Building Moon Habitats 14:00 Exploring the Moon’s Tubes 14:24 DuAxel Rover 14:55 Daedalus Mapper 15:28 Spacehopper Bot 16:42 China’s Lava Tube Plans 17:15 What’s Inside the Tubes? 18:15 A New Race to the Moon? 19:20 China’s Lunar Strategy 20:12 Caves as Moon Shelters 21:40 The Moon as a Launchpad 22:48 China’s Deep Earth Drilling References: Kaku, T., et al. "Detection of Intact Lava Tubes at Marius Hills on the Moon by SELENE (Kaguya) Lunar Radar Sounder." 2017. https://agupubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1002/2017GL074998 -- Carrer, Leonardo, et al. "Radar evidence of an accessible cave conduit on the Moon below the Mare Tranquillitatis pit." 2024. https://www.nature.com/articles/s41550-024-02302-y -- Wagner, R. V., et al. "Lunar Pit Morphology: Implications for Exploration." 2022. https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1029/2022JE007328 -- Qiu, X. and Ding, C. "Radar Observation of the Lava Tubes on the Moon and Mars." 2023. https://www.mdpi.com/2072-4292/15/11/2850 -- Blair, David M., et al. "The structural stability of lunar lava tubes." 2017. https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0019103516303566 -- Wilcoski, Andrew, et al. "Thermal Environments and Volatile Stability Within Lunar Pits and Caves: Models and Observations From the Diviner Lunar Radiometer Experiment." 2023. https://agupubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1029/2023JE007758 -- Horvath, Tyler, et al. "Thermal and Illumination Environments of Lunar Pits and Caves: Models and Observations From the Diviner Lunar Radiometer Experiment." 2022. https://agupubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1029/2022GL099710 -- Tong, Yuqi, et al. "月球熔岩管探测与开发方案设计." 2024. https://jdse.bit.edu.cn/sktcxb/article/doi/10.15982/j.issn.2096-9287.2024.20230146 -- Go deeper: "China Is Taking a Keen Interest in Lava Tubes as Possible Lunar Habitats" https://spacenews.com/china-is-taking-a-keen-interest-in-lava-tubes-as-possible-lunar-habitats/ -- "Deep Pit on Moon May Be Entrance to Cave That Could Act as Lunar Base" https://www.newscientist.com/article/2439470-deep-pit-on-moon-may-be-entrance-to-cave-that-could-act-as-lunar-base/ -- "Lunar Lava Tube Could Shelter a Future Moon Base" https://www.astronomy.com/space-exploration/lunar-lava-tube-could-shelter-a-future-moon-base/ -- "Cave Living on the Moon" https://www.smithsonianmag.com/air-space-magazine/cave-living-moon-180961494/ Music credits: Ian Post - Night Rider Kyle Preston - Gaia Tiko Tiko - Overcome Nick Keller - Cello Concerto no. 1 #space #china #mooncolonization