Abstract: The relevant policies， plans and specific projects of cave lunar bases at home and abroad were investigated systematically， with a focus on the comparative analysis of the existing gaps in research achievements. Based on the image information of lunar exploration at home and abroad and the research results of cave lunar base concept， the feasibility concept of cave lunar construction has been sorted out. Based on the unique advantages of the cave (such as suitable temperature， low radiation， less lunar dust， etc.) and the objective conditions of the difficulty of building a lunar base， a qualitative analysis was conducted on various concepts of cavebased lunar bases. Each type of lunar base configuration shows unique advantages： the cavebased lunar base based on the transformation of craters makes full use of the natural terrain on the lunar surface， combines the natural structural characteristics and artificial transformation requirements， and has significant advantages insitu resource utilization. Whether it is an unmanned or manned cave lunar base， it will go through four key strategic stages： lunar exploration， lunar address selection， lunar base construction and lunar base application. Although a large number of lunar images have been obtained through the launched lunar orbit probe， lunar surface probe and other exploration means， the current lunar surface exploration capabilities still need to be further improved to provide stronger support for the "site selection" work of the construction of the cave lunar base. At the same time， it is urgent to accelerate the development of key equipment for the construction of lunar bases as soon as possible， provide implementation tools for the construction of unmanned lunar bases， implement the "foundation" task of the cave lunar base， and realize the strategic goal of "cave utilization" of the cave lunar base as soon as possible.

Key words: lunar base, cave, exploration, address selection, base construction