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    Boing Boing‏Verified account @BoingBoing 23 Mar 2015

    Lava tubes on Moon could be huge enough to hold cities. http://boingboing.net/2015/03/23/lava-tubes-on-moon-could-be-hu.html …pic.twitter.com/xwrG93N1vb

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      2. Andrew Chalfen‏ @AndrewChalfen 24 Mar 2015
        Replying to @BoingBoing

        .@BoingBoing @GreatDismal From this graphic I'm going to assume that the relocation of Philadelphia to a lunar lava tube is a fait accompli.

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      1. Emma Evans‏ @TrancewithMe 23 Mar 2015
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        @BoingBoing The Moon is a Harsh Mistress.

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      2. ChrisWhiteWrites‏ @chriswhitewrite 23 Mar 2015
        Replying to @BoingBoing

        @BoingBoing "..they would be stable at sizes up to 5,000 metres..." What city is only 5km wide?

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      4. ChrisWhiteWrites‏ @chriswhitewrite 24 Mar 2015
        Replying to @swirlOsquirrel

        @swirlOsquirrel @BoingBoing Really? *Googles it* So it would seem. Is Portland smaller? Just wondering why they used it in the graphic.

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      6. ChrisWhiteWrites‏ @chriswhitewrite 24 Mar 2015
        Replying to @swirlOsquirrel

        @swirlOsquirrel @BoingBoing I'm in Australia, and all our cities are sprawl-towns.

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      8. ChrisWhiteWrites‏ @chriswhitewrite 24 Mar 2015
        Replying to @swirlOsquirrel

        @swirlOsquirrel @BoingBoing That's true:pic.twitter.com/8JvR03vxfh

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      1. Jeff Coleman‏ @icenigmas 12 Jun 2015
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        @BoingBoing This soooo explains the reverberations that were recorded after apollo modules crashed back to the moon...

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      1. Melanie MacSmiley‏ @MacSmiley 24 Mar 2015
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        @BoingBoing The moon used to have volcanoes? News to me.

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      1. Nicholas‏ @Sanjwig 24 Mar 2015
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        “@BoingBoing: Lava tubes on Moon could be huge enough to hold cities. http://boingboing.net/2015/03/23/lava-tubes-on-moon-could-be-hu.html … pic.twitter.com/ttE5KyMLKf” @scottjohnson

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      1. Darcy J Gentleman‏ @drdarsci 24 Mar 2015
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        Pause... imagine RT @BoingBoing: Lava tubes on Moon could be huge enough to hold cities http://boingboing.net/2015/03/23/lava-tubes-on-moon-could-be-hu.html …pic.twitter.com/LgUMBj64kO

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      1. plummeting penguins‏ @krucz36 24 Mar 2015
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        @BoingBoing @GreatDismal Rudy Rucker has a sweet series with robots living in moon tunnels. Also it's awesome. http://www.rudyrucker.com/wares/ 

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      1. Teddy Jamieson‏ @TeddyJamieson 24 Mar 2015
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        “@BoingBoing: Lava tubes on Moon huge enough to hold cities. http://boingboing.net/2015/03/23/lava-tubes-on-moon-could-be-hu.html … pic.twitter.com/JxO9MK3JWu” The bottle city of Kandor!

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      1. BenMS‏ @BenMS 24 Mar 2015
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        @BoingBoing @GreatDismal I'd be concerned about brecciation of the host rock due to constant bombardment making this a geotech nightmare.

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      1. Joseph Mattey‏ @Joseph_Mattey 24 Mar 2015
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        @BoingBoing @GreatDismal So it's definitely Gruyere then #Cheese #Moon

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      1. ɥʇɐǝH pɹoɟɟᴉlƆ‏ @cliffordheath 24 Mar 2015
        Replying to @BoingBoing

        @BoingBoing H.G.Wells "The First Men in the Moon" had folk exploring the interior of the moon. More prescient even than @GreatDismal

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