 A deeper look at the surface of the moon has revealed cave-like structures that could be a good place for future long-term explorers to live. More from CBS News space consultant Bill Harwood. Future astronauts living and working on the moon are going to need protection from solar radiation and extreme temperatures. Well, as it turns out, radar data from a NASA satellite orbiting the moon shows what might be a good location for a future moon base. Inside a cave-like pit, it may be a collapsed lava tube.