 What was the problem with having the fifty-five gallon barrell in the dome?
General Finogenov notified Major Winship that the underground blast was scheduled for the following morning. "Well," Lt. Chandler commented, "even though we didn't build this thing to withstand a moonquake, it seems to have stood up all right." Air currents whisked it away and plastered it against a riveted seam of the dome. It pulsed as though it were breathing and then it ruptured. "The only way you can check is to extrude it," Lt. Chandler said, "and if it does extrude, you've ruined it." The Soviet base was situated some ten miles toward sunset at the bottom of a natural fold in the surface. At that point, the best pathway angled left and made an S-shaped descent to the basin.
 It took up too much room in an already crowded area.
 It would be impossible to get out once it was inside the dome.  It took up too much room in an already crowded area.  It had a terribly overpowering smell.  It weighed too much to be supported by the dome.