Two main conditions for NASA's Artemis camp on the moon named

Scientists and engineers are helping NASA pinpoint the exact location of the Artemis Base Camp concept.

Among the many factors that a space agency must consider when choosing a particular location, there are two key features.First, the site should be under constant sunlight to power the base and moderate sudden changes in temperature.Secondly, it should provide easy access to darkened areas where it canice water.

Although there are many good things in the South Pole areailluminated areas, some receive more or less light than others. Scientists have found that at higher altitudes, such as at the edges of craters, longer periods of light will be available to astronauts. But the bottom of some deep craters is shrouded in near-constant darkness, as sunlight at the South Pole falls at such a low angle that it only touches the edges.

These unique lighting conditions are associated withthe tilt of the moon and the topography of the South Pole region. Unlike the Earth, which is tilted by 23.5 degrees, the Moon is tilted around its axis by only 1.5. As a result, none of its hemispheres tilts appreciably towards or away from the Sun during the year, as it does on Earth.

While the base camp will require a lot of light, it's also important for astronauts to make short trips into the permanently darkened craters.Scientists hope to extract frozen water there, which researchers can use for life support. 

Initial plans include landing the spacecraft on a relatively flat part of a well-lit crater rim or ridge. 

Ideally, the landing site should beseparated from other objects of the base camp - for example, habitat or solar panels by at least 1 km. It should also be located at a different height to prevent dust from entering the equipment. Scientists have calculated that when a spacecraft launches its engines for a soft landing, it could potentially spray hundreds of kilograms of surface particles, water, and other gases over several kilometers.

On the moon, it is very important that the area aroundthe landing site and base camp was as untouched as possible for scientists. For example, among the many interesting features of the South Pole region is its location right between the Earth-facing side of the Moon and the back, which humans never see from Earth.

Artemis' base camp should be located on the side of the Earth to make it easier for engineers to use radio waves to communicate with astronauts working on the Moon.

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Artemis is a US government-funded NASA manned space program to send people to the moon.