Re: Proposed lunar energy storage system

Nog wrote:
Lunar night? The dark side is always night. The daylight side is always
light. It's rotational period equals it orbital period. Why use combersome

The Moon's rotational period is equal to its orbital period around the
Earth. This means the Moon presents the same side continuously towards
the Earth only. As the Moon orbits the Earth, every point on the Moon
will experience a sunrise and a sunset. For example, the next sunrise
at the crater Messier will occur at 6:33 a.m. CST on March 3, 2006,
while the next sunset will occut at 1:43 a.m. CST on March 18, 2006.
The lunar day and night are approximately 14.5 earth days in length. A
solar cell power supply would need to provide power during the 14.5
earth day lunar night, which is a large challenge to current solar cell
technology. The ultimate solution may be a combination of solar power
cells and other alternatives (such as a flywheel).

Regards,

Jeff Burton

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