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Gravity wells are where most of the resources are. For example, Earth outmasses the asteroid belt by a factor of over 1,000.
by hakuseki 4y ago
Gravity wells are where most of the resources are. For example, Earth outmasses the asteroid belt by a factor of over 1,000.
- chasil 4y agoThere is a core of a failed planet in the asteroid belt. That will be a rich source of iron and precious metals. https://globalnews.ca/news/7429663/metal-asteroid-16-psyche-quadrillion/ https://globalnews.ca/news/7429663/metal-asteroid-16-psyche-...
- AtlasBarfed 4y agoIs the factor just a 1000x? That would actually be an argument in favor of asteroids. All you need for space habs for construction (well, maybe not all the organic matter) is in asteroids. Maybe all we need material-wise is probably in the larger asteroids that we are trying to track for collision detection. Here, let's cut the difference: MOONs! Why bother with planets if their moons have all the resources and none of the lifting issues. I guess our moon is pretty resource poor since it formed from Earth's crust. But then again, have we surveyed what's under the surface?