To: SunkenCiv
A Mars-sized body consisting mainly of ice, would be a very convenient "filling station" to some brave and hardy explorers.
In addition to its utility for replenishing volatiles, one assumes the tritium ratio of the planet would be favorable for mining an essential ingredient for fusion energy.
7 posted on
08/26/2006 5:25:13 PM PDT by
NicknamedBob
(That is the trouble with essences. They are essentially troublesome.)
To: NicknamedBob; SunkenCiv
Mars is 6,794 kilometers across. It boggles the mind that there is a hunk of ice that big out there.
10 posted on
08/26/2006 5:30:57 PM PDT by
garbageseeker
(Wars may be fought by weapons, but they are won by men.- General George Patton)
To: NicknamedBob
That would be great if controlled fusion enery were technically feasible.
11 posted on
08/26/2006 5:31:30 PM PDT by
SunkenCiv
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