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clonked t1_jbbwclz wrote

Reply to comment by Mr__Teal in When humans next land on the moon, will our telescopes from Earth's surface be able to photograph the rocket on the moon's surface? by Nswl

If you managed to do a constant pace of 15 minute miles, walking non-stop, it would take nearly 13 hours to walk ~51 miles (83 km). That is technically achievable, but not by a majority of people.

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zxyzyxz t1_jbcw5kz wrote

How does the lower gravity factor into it? Does it make it easier to walk across? What would the effort feel like as opposed to walking that far on Earth?

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clonked t1_jbd22vy wrote

The lower gravity can actually make you walk slower, because there is less ground tension from the lower gravity. Overall it would be a considerably harder task on the moon, their gravity is ~16% of what earth's is.

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