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They could get a 25km high-resolution picture of the planet? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Solar_gravitational_lens https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Solar_gravit
by InDubioProRubio 2y ago
They could get a 25km high-resolution picture of the planet?
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Solar_gravitational_lens https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Solar_gravitational_lens
- ben_w 2y agoThe caveat "with technology similar to ours" precludes that, I think. We know how to do that, but we also know how to build an O'Neill cylinder, a phased array optical telescope covering the surface of the moon, or an orbital ring — but practical considerations mean we actually can't.