Lunar liquid mirror telescope. Artwork of a giant liquid mirror telescope (centre left) on the surface of the Moon. The Earth is at upper right. This possible future telescope is 1 kilometre wide and 1 kilometre tall,here in a crater near the Moon's south pole. A lunar base is in the foreground,with landing pads (centre right) for rocket transports (one seen ascending below the Earth). A liquid mirror telescope uses a reflecting liquid as the primary mirror. The Moon's low gravity and lack of distorting atmosphere makes it an ideal location for such a telescope,which would use low-temperature ionic liquids,and be used for infrared observations | |
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Credit: | Science Photo Library / Myers, Walter |
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