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gerkletoss t1_j2eq9nd wrote

Reply to comment by ninehundreddolarydos in Israeli pens plan for belt of solar panels on moon to power oxygen production. With NASA mulling nuclear reactor to generate energy, Ben Gurion University expert says his idea would produce same amount of power with six times less mass. by Zee2A

My napkin says it's probably more like 400 km of transmission line.

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AnotherQuark t1_j2fbs3n wrote

Reasonable idea once the moon is saturated with enough humans though.

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Aaron_Hamm t1_j2fp9tb wrote

I mean, if you're running out of nuclear fuel, sure

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mienaikoe t1_j2fewd3 wrote

At that point Solar thermal might be even cheaper. No pesky atmosphere to get in the way

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