Activity for carsonogen089
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Orbital tether snap like a rubber band? Let's say a few centuries in the future, we have captured an asteroid into orbit and built a space station out of its material. The station is a ring that encircles the equator in Low Earth Orbit, tethered by multiple cables and moves with the planet at orbital speed. The first parts of the station... (more) |
— | over 4 years ago |
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Possible for a large enough structure to survive plate tectonics? Is it possible for a large enough structure built near a small enough subduction zone to become lodged in it or buried very slowly as opposed to taken underground? If so, how big would the structure need to be relative to the subduction zone? (more) |
— | over 4 years ago |
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Extracting all water from Ganymede? Is it theoretically possible to extract all ice and water from moons with subsurface oceans like Ganymede or Enceladus? What would the consequences of isostatic rebounding be if this was done on a global scale? (more) |
— | over 4 years ago |
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Spin gravity on an abandoned ship If a cylindrical rocket ship with a diameter of about 350 meters were spinning on its long axis, would more than just the interior surface of the outer hull have artificial gravity? The ships decks are oriented from nose to engine (like in The Expanse) and each deck has multiple rooms and corridors... (more) |
— | over 4 years ago |