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		dave333 on Aug 11, 2024 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: A high energy hadron collider on the Moon Why do you need a tunnel? Proton beam is happy in a vacuum and magnets can be shaded a la James Webb for superconducting temperatures. Might need to put the collision area underground to minimize solar and cosmic noise.

usrbinbash on Aug 12, 2024 [–]

What's the plan for preventing the statically charged, microabrasive lunar dust from destroying every piece of unshielded equipment?

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