NASA’S LRO Spacecraft Detects A Lunar Lava Pit That Promises Room Temperatures - Forbes

NASA lunar orbiter detects an equatorial pit crater with temperatures that hover around 63 degrees Fahrenheit. If so, this pit and others like it could offer a wholly natural refuge from the Moon’s cold lunar night.

The near side of Earth's Moon, as seen using data from cameras aboard NASA's robotic Lunar ... [+] Reconnaissance Orbiter spacecraft. Credit: NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center/Arizona State Universi… [+3339 chars]

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