Oh… also there were lava tubes, boring humdrum lava tubes. Until someone invents #lavatubes on the air, I don’t think they’re worth the trip to the middle of the Mojave.

We trekked into a lava tube cave in the desert where there is a continuously frozen pond, enjoyed beautiful views of Mt. Hood, and ate good vegan food.

#SouthLakeTahoeCA #KlamathFallsOR #TulelakeCA #FullTimeTraveling #FullTimeCamping #FullTimeRVing #TravelingtheUS #CamperLife #VeganHomemade #VeganWholeWheatBread #HomemadeSoymilk #NewFriends #DanielMacGyver #LavaTubes #LavaBedsNationalMonument #SkullCave #MtShasta

http://happyvegancampers.com/2025/11/19/days-591-593-of-our-epic-trip/?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=jetpack_social

Lava tubes: humanity's future on Mars (lede unrelated to article)

“The field work in Hawaii is exciting because one of our field sites was inside a lava tube on Mauna Loa,” Knudson says. “We expect that there are lava tubes on Mars, and we know that the interior of the tubes would likely be better shielded from solar radiation, which might allow for the preservation of organic markers.”

Article:
https://www.nasa.gov/solar-system/christine-knudson-uses-earthly-experience-to-study-martian-geology/

Image credit: C. Knudson

#Curiosity #lavatubes #NASA #Solarocks #Space

中国は、溶岩管を月の生息地として可能性を検討しています
https://spacenews.com/china-is-taking-a-keen-interest-in-lava-tubes-as-possible-lunar-habitats/

中国の研究者が月の溶岩管を検知し活用する取り組みを進めている。国際月探査基地(ILRS)を牽引し、2020年代初めに南極基地を構築。溶岩管は将来の月基地の理想的な場所と考えられている。

#MoonExploration #LavaTubes #ILRS

Scientists confirm first lunar cave that could help shelter astronauts from the moon’s extreme temperatures

Scientists have long theorized the existence of lunar caves — underground passageways formed through volcanic processes that are connected to the pits covering the moon’s surface. Now, a team of international researchers has found the first direct evidence that the moon’s deepest known pit connects to a cave that could provide shelter to astronauts.

#moon #lunarcaves #lavatubes

https://www.cnn.com/2024/07/17/science/moon-lava-tube-cave-discovery/index.html

Because lava tubes are well-insulated and can maintain a relatively constant temperature, they can trap cold air and preserve ice even when surface temperatures are much warmer.

#science #sciencefacts #lavatubes #lavatube #ice

"#LavaTubes on the #Moon 🌙 are so big they can contain #Padua's entire city center. Despite the impressive dimension 📏, they remain well within the roof stability threshold because of a lower gravitational attraction. They have great potential for providing an environment in which temperatures 🌡️ do not vary from day- to night-time" ☀️🌑 https://phys.org/news/2020-08-lava-tubes-mars-moon-wide.html

#SpaceHabitat #MoonHabitat

Mapping Lava Tubes on the Moon and Mars from Space
https://www.universetoday.com/166475/mapping-lava-tubes-on-the-moon-and-mars-from-space/ #astronomy #geomorphology #Mars #Moon #LavaTubes #mapping #modeling #ValentinesCave

Lava tubes near the source of the mighty Rogue River #oregon #RogueRiver #lavatubes

Underground river. An Olympic sized pool of water flowing / minute.

#Spot #robots 🤖 may explore #Martian #LavaTubes autonomously https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qTW-dbZr4U8

#SpaceRobot #NASA

#Guardian 📆 19 Nov 2023 A #WWF report found that global #wildlife 🦌 populations had plummeted by 69% 📉 in the past 50 years, largely linked to #human activities.
In 📆 2021, engineers from the #University of #Arizona unveiled proposals for a #SolarPowered “#lunar 🌙 ark”, which would seek to cryopreserve seeds, sperm and egg samples and store 🔒 them in a facility built into the #moon’s #LavaTubes https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/nov/19/the-doomsday-vaults-storing-seeds-data-and-dna-to-protect-our-future

#LavaTubes 🌋 are good candidates for #habitats on the #Moon 🌙 because they are ready made structures with dozens of meters of solid basalt shielding. In addition to #radiation ☢️ shielding, these environments are also thermally stable (estimated temperature -20° Celsius 🌡️) https://lunarpedia.org/index.php?title=Lava_Tubes

❌ Visit lava tubes in Hawaii (could not do it last june, Volcanoes National Park was closed due to the Kilauea eruption… but did I spoke about Mike?);
✅ Visit lava rubes in Tahiti (4 km walk, full day, 0.5 km / h, yay!).

Will probably upload pictures in a few days…

#lavatubes, #hawaii, #tahiti