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Kim Stanley Robinson's recent ‘2312’ has an interesting colony on Mercury. Tracks are built encircling the entire planet along a line of latitude, a huge city—‘
by nfg 13y ago
Kim Stanley Robinson's recent ‘2312’ has an interesting colony on Mercury. Tracks are built encircling the entire planet along a line of latitude, a huge city—‘Terminator’—rides on these rails like a train. It's pushed along by thermal expansion of the tracks at dawn, the city slides perpetually ahead of sunrise. Interesting stuff!
- rosser 13y ago2312 is loosely a sequel to his Red/Blue/Green Mars series; Mercury was colonized, and Terminator built during that era. It's been a while since I've read the series, so I don't remember if there was any significant discussion of other kinds of potential settlements on the planet.
- nfg 13y agoIIRC Mercury does get a mention in the trilogy!