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Main Forums => The Roundtable => Topic started by: AZRedhawk44 on October 05, 2011, 01:28:54 PM

Title: Take it!
Post by: AZRedhawk44 on October 05, 2011, 01:28:54 PM

http://www.space.com/13162-asteroid-vesta-giant-mountain-craters.html


It has enough gravity to keep a satellite in orbit.

It has an iron core.

It has craters, and dark corners in the craters, much like the moon... indicating it probably has ice water to be found (not found yet).


I say land on that sucker and mine it, churning out spacecraft until it no longer has enough mass to provide useful gravity.  When your wrench floats away and doesn't come back down, move on to something else.

Title: Re: Take it!
Post by: MechAg94 on October 05, 2011, 02:16:28 PM

Well, if you can get there, possession is 9/10ths.   =D

Title: Re: Take it!
Post by: Tallpine on October 05, 2011, 02:26:32 PM

This isn't the asteroid you're looking for.

Title: Re: Take it!
Post by: Hutch on October 05, 2011, 03:17:07 PM

Been reading your John Ringo, have you? :)