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a425couple
Dec 27, 2015, 1:46:39 PM12/27/15
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This Is the Insane Metallic World NASA Wants to Explore Next
Ria Misra
http://gizmodo.com/this-is-the-insane-metallic-world-nasa-wants-to-explore-1734047272?utm_source=taboola
"NASA announced the finalists for its next round of planetary explorations.
There were the usual suspects-Venus, Jupiter's asteroids-and, then,
there was this: An asteroid, composed almost entirely of (possibly magnetic)
metal, with a crust literally beaten away by interstellar collisions, named
Psyche.
Pardon?
If you haven't heard much about Psyche yet, there's a good reason: We don't
know very much about it. But the things we do know are, in a word, bizarre-
starting with where it came from.
A Crash Into A Metal World ----"
and
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/16_Psyche
"16 Psyche is one of the ten most-massive asteroids in the asteroid belt.
It is over 200 kilometers in diameter and contains a little less than 1% of
the mass of the entire asteroid belt. It is thought to be the exposed iron
core of a protoplanet --- "
Ria Misra
http://gizmodo.com/this-is-the-insane-metallic-world-nasa-wants-to-explore-1734047272?utm_source=taboola
"NASA announced the finalists for its next round of planetary explorations.
There were the usual suspects-Venus, Jupiter's asteroids-and, then,
there was this: An asteroid, composed almost entirely of (possibly magnetic)
metal, with a crust literally beaten away by interstellar collisions, named
Psyche.
Pardon?
If you haven't heard much about Psyche yet, there's a good reason: We don't
know very much about it. But the things we do know are, in a word, bizarre-
starting with where it came from.
A Crash Into A Metal World ----"
and
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/16_Psyche
"16 Psyche is one of the ten most-massive asteroids in the asteroid belt.
It is over 200 kilometers in diameter and contains a little less than 1% of
the mass of the entire asteroid belt. It is thought to be the exposed iron
core of a protoplanet --- "
J. Clarke
Dec 27, 2015, 2:19:57 PM12/27/15
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In article <n5pbk...@news4.newsguy.com>, a425c...@hotmail.com
says...
I don't know why anybody finds that surprising. Lot of "rocks" out
there are nearly pure nickel-iron.
says...
there are nearly pure nickel-iron.
MajorOz
Dec 27, 2015, 5:27:38 PM12/27/15
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Kay Shapero
Dec 28, 2015, 12:36:24 AM12/28/15
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In article <MPG.30ea0548...@news.eternal-september.org>,
j.clark...@gmail.com says...
the info that would provide could be impressive. Of course it's easily
big enough for the old - first melt it, then spin it, blow it up like a
balloon and build a Whacking Big Space Habitat trick, someday... Just
thinking. :)
Meanwhile the reminder of all the nickel-iron asteroids out there and
the fact that it wouldn't actually be all that difficult for a lot of
'em to be magnetic is leading to some of the most hilarious images in my
head right now.
--
Kay Shapero
Address munged, try my first name at kayshapero dot net.
j.clark...@gmail.com says...
> > and
> > https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/16_Psyche
> > "16 Psyche is one of the ten most-massive asteroids in the asteroid belt.
> > It is over 200 kilometers in diameter and contains a little less than 1% of
> > the mass of the entire asteroid belt. It is thought to be the exposed iron
> > core of a protoplanet --- "
>
> I don't know why anybody finds that surprising. Lot of "rocks" out
> there are nearly pure nickel-iron.
I suspect part of it is the "exposed iron core of a protoplanet" bit -
> > https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/16_Psyche
> > "16 Psyche is one of the ten most-massive asteroids in the asteroid belt.
> > It is over 200 kilometers in diameter and contains a little less than 1% of
> > the mass of the entire asteroid belt. It is thought to be the exposed iron
> > core of a protoplanet --- "
>
> I don't know why anybody finds that surprising. Lot of "rocks" out
> there are nearly pure nickel-iron.
the info that would provide could be impressive. Of course it's easily
big enough for the old - first melt it, then spin it, blow it up like a
balloon and build a Whacking Big Space Habitat trick, someday... Just
thinking. :)
Meanwhile the reminder of all the nickel-iron asteroids out there and
the fact that it wouldn't actually be all that difficult for a lot of
'em to be magnetic is leading to some of the most hilarious images in my
head right now.
--
Kay Shapero
Address munged, try my first name at kayshapero dot net.
Sea Wasp (Ryk E. Spoor)
Dec 28, 2015, 9:18:15 AM12/28/15
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On 12/28/15 12:36 AM, Kay Shapero wrote:
> In article <MPG.30ea0548...@news.eternal-september.org>,
> j.clark...@gmail.com says...
>>
>> In article <n5pbk...@news4.newsguy.com>, a425c...@hotmail.com
>> says...
>
>>> and
>>> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/16_Psyche
>>> "16 Psyche is one of the ten most-massive asteroids in the asteroid belt.
>>> It is over 200 kilometers in diameter and contains a little less than 1% of
>>> the mass of the entire asteroid belt. It is thought to be the exposed iron
>>> core of a protoplanet --- "
>>
>> I don't know why anybody finds that surprising. Lot of "rocks" out
>> there are nearly pure nickel-iron.
>
> I suspect part of it is the "exposed iron core of a protoplanet" bit -
> the info that would provide could be impressive. Of course it's easily
> big enough for the old - first melt it, then spin it, blow it up like a
> balloon and build a Whacking Big Space Habitat trick, someday... Just
> thinking. :)
Way too big for that. Honestly, "that trick never works". Spinning any
> In article <MPG.30ea0548...@news.eternal-september.org>,
> j.clark...@gmail.com says...
>>
>> In article <n5pbk...@news4.newsguy.com>, a425c...@hotmail.com
>> says...
>
>>> and
>>> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/16_Psyche
>>> "16 Psyche is one of the ten most-massive asteroids in the asteroid belt.
>>> It is over 200 kilometers in diameter and contains a little less than 1% of
>>> the mass of the entire asteroid belt. It is thought to be the exposed iron
>>> core of a protoplanet --- "
>>
>> I don't know why anybody finds that surprising. Lot of "rocks" out
>> there are nearly pure nickel-iron.
>
> I suspect part of it is the "exposed iron core of a protoplanet" bit -
> the info that would provide could be impressive. Of course it's easily
> big enough for the old - first melt it, then spin it, blow it up like a
> balloon and build a Whacking Big Space Habitat trick, someday... Just
> thinking. :)
asteroid of significant size up to "you'll have decent gravity on the
inside surface" levels will disassemble the asteroid. If it WOULD work,
it'd be on relatively small asteroids.
--
Sea Wasp
/^\
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http://seawasp.livejournal.com
Chris Zakes
Dec 28, 2015, 9:38:49 PM12/28/15
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On Sun, 27 Dec 2015 21:36:22 -0800, an orbital mind-control laser
caused Kay Shapero <k...@invalid.net> to write:
>In article <MPG.30ea0548...@news.eternal-september.org>,
>j.clark...@gmail.com says...
>>
>> In article <n5pbk...@news4.newsguy.com>, a425c...@hotmail.com
>> says...
>
>> > and
>> > https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/16_Psyche
>> > "16 Psyche is one of the ten most-massive asteroids in the asteroid belt.
>> > It is over 200 kilometers in diameter and contains a little less than 1% of
>> > the mass of the entire asteroid belt. It is thought to be the exposed iron
>> > core of a protoplanet --- "
>>
>> I don't know why anybody finds that surprising. Lot of "rocks" out
>> there are nearly pure nickel-iron.
>
>I suspect part of it is the "exposed iron core of a protoplanet" bit -
>the info that would provide could be impressive. Of course it's easily
>big enough for the old - first melt it, then spin it, blow it up like a
>balloon and build a Whacking Big Space Habitat trick, someday... Just
>thinking. :)
Why do it the hard way? Just build on Hyperion, where half the work
caused Kay Shapero <k...@invalid.net> to write:
>In article <MPG.30ea0548...@news.eternal-september.org>,
>j.clark...@gmail.com says...
>>
>> In article <n5pbk...@news4.newsguy.com>, a425c...@hotmail.com
>> says...
>
>> > and
>> > https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/16_Psyche
>> > "16 Psyche is one of the ten most-massive asteroids in the asteroid belt.
>> > It is over 200 kilometers in diameter and contains a little less than 1% of
>> > the mass of the entire asteroid belt. It is thought to be the exposed iron
>> > core of a protoplanet --- "
>>
>> I don't know why anybody finds that surprising. Lot of "rocks" out
>> there are nearly pure nickel-iron.
>
>I suspect part of it is the "exposed iron core of a protoplanet" bit -
>the info that would provide could be impressive. Of course it's easily
>big enough for the old - first melt it, then spin it, blow it up like a
>balloon and build a Whacking Big Space Habitat trick, someday... Just
>thinking. :)
has already been done.
https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/e/ef/Hyperion_false_color.jpg
-Chris Zakes
Texas
--
GNU Terry Pratchett
Mind how you go.
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