• TerranFenrir@lemmy.ca
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    4 days ago

    Fun fact: Steel rails on the moon aren’t the best idea. Instead, roads made of sintered regolith + trains with ceramic wheels are cheaper to build and have the same efficiency that steel wheels+ steel rails have.

    • LovesTha🥧@floss.social
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      4 days ago

      @TerranFenrir @mondoman712 the strength requirements for rails are much lower on the moon. I would also assume movement isn’t going to be driven by the wheels (low gravity gives low friction), so that isn’t a driving concern either (pun fully intended)