To: tricky_k_1972
See Robert Heinlein's works.
He chose moons, rather than the planets they orbit, as the site of future colonies.
3 posted on
06/24/2009 11:55:35 AM PDT by
Kenny Bunk
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To: Kenny Bunk
See Robert Heinlein's works.
He chose moons, rather than the planets they orbit, as the site of future colonies Well yeah but he also said "The Moon Is a Harsh Mistress”. The problem with colonies on moons around gas giants is the extreme radiation of their parent planets....and of course the cold...
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26 posted on
06/26/2009 4:10:50 AM PDT by
Vaquero
("an armed society is a polite society" Robert A. Heinlein)
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