Apokolypze t1_j2ec60t wrote on December 31, 2022 at 5:09 PM

Reply to comment by IglooCrusade in Want to Build Structures on the Moon? Just Blast the Regolith With Microwaves - Microwaves are useful for more than just heating up leftovers. They can also make landing pads on other worlds - Universe Today by vibrunazo

I'm guessing at least some of the radiation given off by the eagle landers was microwave, but obviously the magnitude described in the article is hypothetical

IglooCrusade t1_j2edep9 wrote on December 31, 2022 at 5:17 PM

No, they did not use microwaves to blast debris from underneath the lunar landers.

Apokolypze t1_j2ee7mg wrote on December 31, 2022 at 5:22 PM

No shit, I was merely saying it probably gave off some microwave energy. Blasting the surface with microwaves to scienmagically make a landing pad is hypothetical.