Apokolypze t1_j2e7csw wrote on December 31, 2022 at 4:36 PM

Reply to comment by arewemartiansyet in Want to Build Structures on the Moon? Just Blast the Regolith With Microwaves - Microwaves are useful for more than just heating up leftovers. They can also make landing pads on other worlds - Universe Today by vibrunazo

He also apparently missed the 1960s in school. Given this article is talking about the moon, which we've already been to.

IglooCrusade t1_j2ebii9 wrote on December 31, 2022 at 5:04 PM

You mean it talking about blasting the lunar surface with microwaves?

Did we do that in the 60s when we landed?

Apokolypze t1_j2ec60t wrote on December 31, 2022 at 5:09 PM

I'm guessing at least some of the radiation given off by the eagle landers was microwave, but obviously the magnitude described in the article is hypothetical

IglooCrusade t1_j2edep9 wrote on December 31, 2022 at 5:17 PM

No, they did not use microwaves to blast debris from underneath the lunar landers.

Apokolypze t1_j2ee7mg wrote on December 31, 2022 at 5:22 PM

No shit, I was merely saying it probably gave off some microwave energy. Blasting the surface with microwaves to scienmagically make a landing pad is hypothetical.