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250 F)</b> Temperatures can drop as low as Antarctica due to a lack of atmospheric insulation, and if you don’t wear proper protection, you’ll almost certainly freeze your buttocks off.</p><p id="6037"><b>3. Gravity Is Not As Strong As We Thought (It’s Even LESS)</b> While low gravity may not appear to be a bad thing, getting things done efficiently will be extremely difficult. You can certainly disregard any type of large-scale construction.</p><p id="7641"><b>4. Radiation </b> The moon is bathed in radiation from the sun and solar winds. This space radiation is very dangerous if you’re exposed to it for too long. There is no atmosphere on the moon to protect you from these deadly rays, so either bring along some strong space suits or risk becoming a cooked egg.</p><p id="cb37"><b>5. Me

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teorites </b> Have you seen the countless craters? No atmosphere means no protection, meteorites will simply hurtle toward the moon at breakneck speeds. If you’re unlucky, you’ll get hit by one of these little death balls and smush right into the ground.</p><p id="e309"><b>There you have it, 5 reasons why it’s next to impossible to live on the moon.</b></p><p id="281c">I hope this gave some insight as to why we’re not on the moon yet. Maybe, one day we will be. For now, let’s focus our energy on colonizing Mars instead.</p><p id="726d">Thanks For Reading!</p><p id="bc3b"><a href="https://medium.com/@Anthony-Lam/membership"><b>Want to read unlimited stories or make money by writing your own articles? Consider joining Medium today for as little as $5 per month.</b></a></p></article></body>

5 Reasons Why Colonizing The Moon Is Almost Impossible

Everyone is talking about colonizing Mars these days, but what about the moon? Why are we ignoring our next-door neighbour?

The truth is, colonizing the moon is a much more difficult feat than colonizing Mars.

Here are five main reasons why:

1. It’s simply Just A Rock! The moon is nothing more than a large floating rock in space. So, aside from the bottle of water you took with you, there’s virtually nothing else to keep you hydrated.

2. The Temperature Is Cold (-250 F) Temperatures can drop as low as Antarctica due to a lack of atmospheric insulation, and if you don’t wear proper protection, you’ll almost certainly freeze your buttocks off.

3. Gravity Is Not As Strong As We Thought (It’s Even LESS) While low gravity may not appear to be a bad thing, getting things done efficiently will be extremely difficult. You can certainly disregard any type of large-scale construction.

4. Radiation The moon is bathed in radiation from the sun and solar winds. This space radiation is very dangerous if you’re exposed to it for too long. There is no atmosphere on the moon to protect you from these deadly rays, so either bring along some strong space suits or risk becoming a cooked egg.

5. Meteorites Have you seen the countless craters? No atmosphere means no protection, meteorites will simply hurtle toward the moon at breakneck speeds. If you’re unlucky, you’ll get hit by one of these little death balls and smush right into the ground.

There you have it, 5 reasons why it’s next to impossible to live on the moon.

I hope this gave some insight as to why we’re not on the moon yet. Maybe, one day we will be. For now, let’s focus our energy on colonizing Mars instead.

Thanks For Reading!

Want to read unlimited stories or make money by writing your own articles? Consider joining Medium today for as little as $5 per month.

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