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re: Moving planets, comets, asteroids

Art Martin — 7/16/2004 11:33:49 PM (archived)

not to mention how much fun it would be to smash something huge into Mars. We'd also find out quick what was under the surface.

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A relatively cheap way to cool down Mercury - Buck Galaxy - 7/16/2004 5:25:39 AM
- get the planets closer.....somehow - Art Martin - 7/16/2004 9:09:13 PM
  - Moving planets, comets, asteroids - Buck Galaxy - 7/16/2004 10:25:45 PM
    - re: Moving planets, comets, asteroids - Art Martin - 7/16/2004 11:33:49 PM
- It'd be hard to keep it in position - Larry J - 7/16/2004 1:26:31 PM
  - tricky... not insoluble - Adam - 7/17/2004 9:52:18 AM
- re: A relatively cheap way to cool down Mercury - REB - 7/16/2004 11:47:55 AM
  - Too complicated. - et - 7/16/2004 2:32:13 PM
    - You could build an awful lot of O'Neill colonies for the same effort. (n/t) - Tom Brosz - 7/16/2004 4:58:01 PM
      - If you're just talking about the mass involved, I agree.... - et - 7/16/2004 5:27:14 PM
        
        Terraforming Venus - REB - 7/16/2004 6:19:32 PM
        
        re: Terraforming Venus - Adam - 7/17/2004 10:28:29 AM

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