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Parts of the moon have stable temperatures fit for humans, researchers find

Researchers discovered that lunar pits and caves could provide stable temperatures around 63 degrees Fahrenheit, leading to new possibilities for experiments and life there.
Researchers found that lunar pits and caves reach stable temperatures, making them potentially suitable for human life.

Hoping to live on the moon one day? Your chances just got a tiny bit better.

The moon has pits and caves where temperatures stay at roughly 63 degrees Fahrenheit, making human habitation a possibility, according from planetary scientists at the University of California, Los Angeles.

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