ESA outlines ambitious plans to colonize the other side of the Moon

#darksideofmoon #ESA #destinationmoon #InternationalSpaceStation The European Space Agency has ambitious plans to colonize the dark side of the Moon because, in its opinion, such a step would be a crucial step for humans to penetrate deep into space exploration.
In a video, titled 'Destination: Moon', the ESA has outlined its plans of cresting a human settlement on the hostile terrain that covers the far side of the lunar surface. Of course, given the amount of interest that has been generated on human settlement on Mars, this concept to settle on the Moon could deserve some attention.
The moon is tidally locked to Earth, which means its near side always points towards our planet and, its far side, has remained unknown and unexplored. It is believed that the dark side has one of the largest impact crater in the solar system – it is said to be four billion years old. Its diameter is roughly 1,550 miles (2,500 km) and it stretches across nearly a quarter of the moon.
Portions of the crater are shrouded in perpetual darkness, its rim features huge mountainous peaks that are bathed in near-constant sunlight and the plan of ESA is to send robots to these peaks, and, finally, humans. The rim of the crater would be an ideal landing spot for humans. This is because these locations have 'the potential for near continuous solar power and a spectacular view over the rugged and cratered landscape below.'
In order to install a facility on the Moon similar to that in the Antarctica, the experience gained on the International Space Station would come in useful. Moreover, in 2009, NASAs Lunar Crater Observation and Sensing Satellite had analyzed the chemical composition of the material below the moon's South Pole and discovered that there were traces of frozen water.
This could also be exploited to generate water and, for future colonies to use the hydrogen and oxygen atoms to create rocket fuel.