Lunar SETI: a justification

Alexey V. Arkhipov; Francis G. Graham

doi:10.1117/12.243434

24 June 1996 Lunar SETI: a justification

Alexey V. Arkhipov, Francis G. Graham

Proceedings Volume 2704, The Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence (SETI) in the Optical Spectrum II; (1996) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.243434
Event: Photonics West '96, 1996, San Jose, CA, United States

Abstract

The problem of alien artifacts on the Earth's Moon has been re-examined. There are many reasons why the Moon is one of the best places to possess evidences of past visitations to the inner solar system by technological alien life, and the reasons are elaborated. The Moon has not been yet examined closely enough to rule out alien artifacts. We must not be too exclusionary of candidates for more in-depth examination if aliens have deliberately camouflaged or simply discarded artifacts without intending for them to noticed. In light of this, search strategies which involve statistical examination of anomalous pixels or searches near unusual resource-bearing places on the Moon (such as the lunar poles, where there may be ice) may prove fruitful, especially if we carefully distinguish between anomalous candidates and actual discoveries of alien artifacts.

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Alexey V. Arkhipov and Francis G. Graham "Lunar SETI: a justification", Proc. SPIE 2704, The Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence (SETI) in the Optical Spectrum II, (24 June 1996); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.243434

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