Calculations
indicate that it could take hundreds of millions of years for an
object a few tens of meters across to vanish by this process
beneath the dust and regolith [10,11]. However, gardening
also serves to re-expose buried objects over a long period of
time. Third, the moon is tectonically inactive, so any activity
caused by an artifact (heat, strong magnetic field, radio-
activity, etc.) will show up clearly, rather than being hidden
byotherprocessessuchasmightoccuronEarth.Thusany
messages or traces of technological activity left on the moon
will likely still be around today, and should be possible to
locate without the vast expense that would go into searching
more distant bodies, such as Mars.
Calculationsindicate that it could take hundreds of millions of years for anobject a few tens of meters across to vanish by this processbeneath the dust and regolith [10,11]. However, gardeningalso serves to re-expose buried objects over a long period oftime. Third, the moon is tectonically inactive, so any activitycaused by an artifact (heat, strong magnetic field, radio-activity, etc.) will show up clearly, rather than being hiddenbyotherprocessessuchasmightoccuronEarth.Thusanymessages or traces of technological activity left on the moonwill likely still be around today, and should be possible tolocate without the vast expense that would go into searchingmore distant bodies, such as Mars.
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