A study, under the leadership of RSLab, has proven for the first time the existance of an accessible conduit at the bottom of a lunar Pit in the Tranbquility Sea. This has been possible by re-analayzing a synthetic aperture radar image acquired in 2010 by the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter of NASA with a new radar processing technology recently developed at RSLab. The study has very important scientific implications and is very relevant for shaping future exploration acitvities on the Moon.

The paper is available at this link.

The research has worlwide resonance with a huge attention from the media of all the world. Below some selected example of media coverage with dedicated interviews on the discovery.

Credits: Artist’s impression of an underground cave on the Moon. Credit: Elaboration of a photo by A. Romeo. LRO
3D model by NASA (Brian Kumanchik, Christian Lopez, NASA/JPL-Caltech