Reality Check

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Reality Check

Mark Eby — 8/13/2006 12:10:46 AM (archived)

We've sent probes to the Moon and Mars. We know significant volatile resources exist on Mars and at best trace amounts exist on the Moon. It doesn't matter if future probes find small pockets of valuable volatile resources. We already know Mars is wealthy in these resources while the Moon is poor as would be expected from the prevailing theories about their formation.

Policy decisions should be based on what we know and reasonable moderate extensions of current technology not fantasy and wishful thinking.

Regards,
Mark

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The Mars Underground - Raoul - 8/7/2006 8:36:16 PM
- re: The Mars Underground - Chris Vancil - 8/8/2006 6:40:18 PM
  - re: Fascination with the Moon - Raoul - 8/8/2006 9:34:05 PM
    - re: Fascination with ... - Chris Vancil - 8/9/2006 6:23:16 PM
    - We might not be here without the Moon - LJK - 8/9/2006 1:26:51 PM
      - re: We might not be here without the Moon - Chris Vancil - 8/9/2006 6:29:07 PM
        
        re: Is Mars that much more interesting than the Moon? - Raoul - 8/9/2006 8:21:23 PM
        
        re: Is Mars that much more interesting than the Moon? - Chris Vancil - 8/10/2006 7:25:28 PM
        
        re: Mars looks like Arizona and New Mexico - Raoul - 8/11/2006 6:49:17 PM
        
        Yes - ID - 8/9/2006 9:47:59 PM
        
        Its About Resources. - ID - 8/9/2006 9:43:20 PM
        
        re: And Resources are what motivates space exploration? - Raoul - 8/10/2006 5:43:56 AM
        
        Well - ID - 8/10/2006 6:48:21 AM
        
        For the challenge of it. - REB - 8/11/2006 1:57:26 PM
        
        re: Contradictions - Raoul - 8/11/2006 5:42:46 AM
        
        What Are You Talking About? - Mark Eby - 8/12/2006 1:39:59 AM
        
        re: Space - Raoul - 8/12/2006 4:35:30 PM
        
        These Were Already Addressed, But I'll Try Again - Mark Eby - 8/12/2006 11:50:38 PM
        
        Forgot Mars Biogravity Satellite Link - Mark Eby - 8/13/2006 12:33:10 AM
        
        re:Very interesting, thanks Mark (n/t) - Raoul - 8/13/2006 7:58:02 AM
        
        I wouldn't say that. - Lee - 8/10/2006 5:27:07 AM
        
        Well I Sure Would - ID - 8/10/2006 5:34:12 AM
        
        A far smaller gravity well. - Lee - 8/10/2006 10:09:28 AM
        
        re: A far smaller gravity well. - Chris Vancil - 8/10/2006 7:11:07 PM
        
        Another good reason to colonize Saturn - LJK - 8/10/2006 1:56:16 PM
        
        In which case asteroids might be even more interesting. (n/t) - podrock - 8/9/2006 10:25:55 PM
        
        Compare the Mass of Mars To Any Asteroid - ID - 8/10/2006 12:12:00 AM
        
        concentrated - podrock - 8/11/2006 4:26:02 PM
        
        You Missed The One Resource Versus Many Issue - Mark Eby - 8/12/2006 1:43:02 AM
        
        Quite right, but..... - podrock - 8/12/2006 11:10:31 PM
        
        You Have A Point But - Mark Eby - 8/13/2006 12:01:19 AM
        
        All the more reason to go to the Moon. - Lee - 8/12/2006 10:00:56 AM
        
        re: Nope. - Chris Vancil - 8/12/2006 3:17:37 PM
        
        It's happened here on Earth. - Lee - 8/12/2006 7:11:29 PM
        
        re: Bad Logic. - Chris Vancil - 8/13/2006 3:18:54 AM
        
        Reality Check - Mark Eby - 8/13/2006 12:10:46 AM
        
        ? - Mark Eby - 8/12/2006 2:02:55 PM
        
        Asteroid and comet impact sites would contain those materials. - Lee - 8/12/2006 7:12:05 PM
        
        A Hint - Mark Eby - 8/13/2006 12:04:38 AM
        
        The one thing the Moon will always have over Mars - LJK - 8/11/2006 4:24:05 PM
        
        The Life Line Argument Is Bogus - Mark Eby - 8/12/2006 1:34:03 AM
- As Usual - ID - 8/8/2006 4:36:11 PM
  - re: As Usual - Chris Vancil - 8/8/2006 6:34:31 PM

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