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To: Tarpaulin
Lots of questions for this one.

How do they maintain the heat?
Rock density's increase with depth.
5 posted on 02/10/2005 11:07:58 AM PST by Graycliff
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To: Graycliff

I once read a novel approach to heat dispersion for a mission to Venus. In short, the internal heat is transfered to external blocks of lead, which then melt off of the craft.


11 posted on 02/10/2005 11:14:12 AM PST by Tarpaulin (Look it up.)
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