The two major lunar bases are located beneath the surface under the craters Plato (located slightly right of center near the top) and Copernicus (located left of center near the bottom). [Note: pointers added 20090209.]

A third base under the crater Archimedes (directly below Plato on the map) was a scientific facility. It is mentioned in Bob's report of his first lunar visit of 3-4 December 1966. It has since been “mothballed”, but it can be reopened if a need arises for it. At present it is used as a way station in the transportation tubes between Plato and Copernicus.

Note: map and photos provided by BR.

Plato Complex

PlatoCom is one of three operating lunar facilities. It is the largest and most populated base in this system. It is located beneath the surface of the crater that you call Plato [the large one shown in this graphic].

PlatoCom is the main base for Project Terra. All spacecrafts from the Alliance stop there when they arrive in this system. All communication between PT and the rest of the Alliance is fed through PlatoCom. It is the training facility for new and returning operatives. And it is the main spacecraft berthing and storage facility for PT. It contains upward of 5000 crafts from small scouts to the three Hyper-Class carriers that are stationed there.

PLATOCOM BASE STATISTICS
Size	847 million square feet
Volume	12.65 billion cubic feet including craft hangars
Access	• 14 - small-craft entry points • 3 - large-craft entry ports, including one of 1.96 miles in    diameter for the three Hyper-Class carriers • 522 - teleportals • • 495 - personnel • • 25 - cargo/bulk • • 2 - scoutscraft transporters
Power	• 10 - 500-megawatt ME generators • 800-megawatt gravitic generators (10 units - 80 MW each    (for critical and emergency loads)
Air and water	• Self-contained air-purification and conditioning systems; • Water - 500-million-gallon storage with purification and recycling
Communication	• Sub-Space T/R - 16,300 channels, all encryptable • Laser - 1,480 channels, encrypted by default • Implant links - 14,900 • Data links - 2,254,000 channels, all encrypted by default

PLATOCOM BASE PERSONNEL
Number	• 9,150 - permanently assigned • 2,060 - "rotating" personnel or temps
Officers	• E-6 Alor-Kesla, Base Commander • E-5 Terak Lokin, Base Controller • E-5 Petr-Solen, Base Security Controller

Base Function:

Main base for Project Terra and all Alliance operations in this system; central arrival point for all Alliance crafts arriving in this system; main spacecraft berthing, storage and maintenance; central communication for all PT functions; training for operatives.

Copernicus Complex

This base is located under the crater known as Copernicus.

The base is substantially smaller than the Plato Complex. It is primarily for military operations. It includes facilities for extreme-range scanning and detection in both optical and radio bands, both real-space and sub-space. It has a large telescope array for both military and scientific purposes.

There is also a hangar complex for crafts of less than 500 feet in maximum width and less than 1000 feet in maximum dimension (e.g., tubular carriers). The present craft contingent is 1718 , the majority being “fighter” crafts of 50 to 150 feet in diameter.

There is a housing and training facility for military forces.

COPERCOM BASE STATISTICS
Size	328 million square feet
Volume	6.97 billion cubic feet including craft hangars
Access	• 10 - small-craft entry points • 3 - large-craft entry ports, including one of 1.96 miles in    diameter for the three Hyper-Class carriers • 285 - teleportals • • 260 - personnel • • 23 - cargo/bulk • • 2 - scoutscraft transporters
Power	• 6 - 500-megawatt ME generators • 640-megawatt gravitic generators (8 units - 80 MW each    (for critical and emergency loads)
Air and water	• Self-contained air-purification and conditioning systems; • Water - 220-million-gallon storage with purification and recycling
Communication	• Sub-Space T/R - 8,700 channels, all encryptable • Laser - 610 channels, encrypted by default • Implant links - 8,550 • Data links - 712,000 channels, all encrypted by default

COPERCOM BASE PERSONNEL
Number	• 6,100 - permanently assigned • 470 - "rotating" personnel or temps
Officers	• E-6 Orin Marko, Base Commander • E-5 Bartek Atron, Base Controller • E-5 Milen-Tremal, Base Security Con

Base Function:

Military operations; long-range scanning and detection systems; telescope complex - optical, X-ray, gamma ray, microwave; spacecraft hangars; facility for housing and training military personnel.

There is a third unmanned communication facility on the “back side” of the Moon, for direct communication to locations that are out of range of communication facilities on the Earth-facing side. It can sustain a small crew for routine maintenance, but is not designed for extended occupancy.