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Why would you dig deep into an ocean covered with miles of ice without a tether to a station? Suppose it looks like this: ----- upper ice surface -----
by inetknght 6y ago
Why would you dig deep into an ocean covered with miles of ice without a tether to a station?
Suppose it looks like this:
----- upper ice surface -----
ice ice ice ice ice ice ice
~~~~~ lower ice surface ~~~~~
Then a tether station might look like this with a conduit/shaft between
beep
/|\
------|----------
|
~~~~~~|~~~~~~~~~~
\|/
beep
Then you can have a swimmer-rover:
hi!
/|\
------|----------
|
~~~~~~|~~~~~~~~~~
\|/
.
<-> hi!
sorry I'm just a software dude :|
- BiteCode_dev 6y agoIt would be my first instinct too, but I'm assuming miles of cable in frozen ice that probably move will not last for long. But maybe setup a wireless relay? Not easy through that much ice.
- jacobwilliamroy 6y agoThis mission is starting to sound really expensive
- inetknght 6y agoYup! It definitely would still be an expensive mission! But I think getting there is no longer the biggest expense :)