I'm thinking of a Lunar Lido, not an indoor pool...
2007-09-04 01:15:12 · 25 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics ➔ Astronomy & Space
Yes you can. In the Sea Of Tranquility.
2007-09-04 01:30:27 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 1⤋
The side of the moon in sunshine is extremely hot while the side in shade is impossibly cold and there is no atmosphere to prevent rapid evaporation or sublimation of water or ice. An indoor pool would be required. Most women barely float and most men barely sink in water on earth because the human body (including natural fat and muscle) is close to the density of water. On the moon with far less gravity the floating force due to buoyancy would be less although the mass of a cubic foot of water would be the same as on earth. Therefore it should be possible to tread water with the hands (and swim) even on the moon but much easier to sink (and drown). F = ma tells us that the force required (by the hand) to move a mass of water will be the same even though the water weighs less on the moon.
2007-09-04 01:40:17 · answer #2 · answered by Kes 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
There's no free standing water on the moon - there might be ice underground around the poles - hard to swim. IF you had a pressurized building with an indoor pool, you could swim - it would be interesting, as although you would displace the same amount of water there as here on earth, your swimming could propel you much higher out of the water because of the much lower g field (1/6 of Earth's gravity). You could probably do the kind of leaps out of the water that Shamu does at Sea World...
2007-09-04 02:39:29 · answer #3 · answered by Steve E 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
There is, in general, no water on the Moon. So, swimming would be a total luxury beyond the capability of most travelers. The temperature on the Moon's surface varies from Minus 260 Degrees F up to Plus 240 Degrees F., and there is no atmospheric pressure. So water would either be boiling or frozen solid depending upon the position of the Moon relative to the Sun. I cannot imagine that it would be useful to swim while encased within a space suit.
2007-09-04 01:27:05 · answer #4 · answered by zahbudar 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
A pool would have to be indoors. Since there is no air pressure on the moon, water would evaporate out of doors. But one could certainly swim in an indoor pool.
2007-09-04 01:23:29 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
An interesting concept would be Olympic standard swimming events on the Moon. The competitors would float higher in the water, making times rather quicker than on Earth. I wonder if FINA has written the rules for Lunar meets yet.
2007-09-04 02:37:01 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Short answer is no, water will not retain a liquid state on the moons surface and therefore swimming is impossible. Now a nice indoor climate controlled pool would work just fine, since the laws of gravity and buoyancy still apply.
2007-09-04 01:28:31 · answer #7 · answered by Brian K² 6 · 3⤊ 0⤋
what's a Lido?
I think the indoor pool idea is a good one.
Take a look at John Campbell's book "The Moon Is Hell"
2007-09-04 01:23:58 · answer #8 · answered by Faesson 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes...what is the problem to take hectoliters of water to the moon for more than 300000 km?
I've already done it, indeed, I have a personal swimming pool in the moon, and I swim into it every day, getting there by means of a small spaceship.
2007-09-04 01:37:24 · answer #9 · answered by thomas 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Without air, there is no force to keep the water down to the ground. It will vapourise, like a can of soda. A process called sublimation.
2007-09-04 04:23:28 · answer #10 · answered by Street Smart 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋