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I believe they are part of the recently setup homesteading program similar to what Alaska setup in the 80s. If they can put a stake in the ground they get 20 a

I believe they are part of the recently setup homesteading program similar to what Alaska setup in the 80s. If they can put a stake in the ground they get 20 acres around the stake.

psd1 3y ago
Reassuringly anachronistic to use acres as a unit of measure on the moon.
- p1mrx 3y ago
  For historical reasons, a moon acre is approximately 16.7% smaller than an earth acre.
- samatman 3y ago
  It's an official unit of the only flag on the Moon to date. What else would you suggest?
  - ceejayoz 3y ago
    It’s not the only flag. https://web.archive.org/web/20220725003858/https://www.space.com/china-flag-on-moon-chang-e-5-lunar-landing https://web.archive.org/web/20220725003858/https://www.space...
  - p1mrx 3y ago
    m²
  - lunakid 3y ago
    Maybe the same units basically everybody has always ever used (in earnest) for space tech (including NASA)?
strombofulous 3y ago
This reminds me of countries who send pregnant women to antartica to (somehow) strengthen their land claims: https://medium.com/good-to-know/why-11-babies-have-been-born-in-antarctica-7409e0cc98f https://medium.com/good-to-know/why-11-babies-have-been-born... Like antartica, I'm sure someone with guns will tell us who really owns the moon as soon as it actually becomes relevant.