Cave discovered on Moon could be home for humans

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A newly-discovered cave on the moon looks like a good place for a base, with humans potentially living in lunar pits in 20-30 years.

A newly-discovered cave on the moon looks like a good place for a base, with humans potentially living in lunar pits in 20-30 years.

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Life on Earth began in caves, so it makes sense that humans could live inside them on the Moon.

Life on Earth began in caves, so it makes sense that humans could live inside them on the Moon.

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There are huge opportunities for discovery. We know nothing about what lies below the surface.

There are huge opportunities for discovery. We know nothing about what lies below the surface.

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The Moon cave might be useful to humans, but it could also help answer fundamental questions about the history of the Moon and our solar system.

The Moon cave might be useful to humans, but it could also help answer fundamental questions about the history of the Moon and our solar system.

Scientists have for the first time discovered a cave on the Moon, at least 100m deep it could be an ideal place for humans to build a permanent base. It is just one in probably hundreds of caves hidden in an “underground, undiscovered world”, according to the researchers.