Moonquake Concerns: Bases Might Need Special Construction

By Bill Christensen
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Moonquake Concerns: Bases Might Need Special Construction
Buzz Aldrin deploys a seismometer in the Sea of Tranquility. (Image credit: NASA)

Moonquake-proof Moon bases? Clive R. Neal, associate professor of civil engineering and geological sciences at the University of Notre Dame, believes that special construction might be necessary if we persist in our goal to return to the Moon.

  • Deep moonquakes (~700 km below the surface, probably caused by tidal in origin)

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Bill Christensen
Technovelgy Editor

Bill Christensen is the founder and editor of Technovelgy, a website dedicated to cataloguing  the inventions, technology and ideas of science fiction writers. Bill is a dedicated reader of science fiction with a passion about science and the history of ideas. For 10 years, he worked as writer creating technical documentation for large companies such as Ford, Unisys and Northern Telecom and currently works to found and maintain large websites. You can see Bill's latest project on Twitter.