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I'm not sure mining at the bottom of the sea is very analogous to mining an asteroid. One is traveling at breakneck speed, the other is (relatively) stationary
by Zikes 13y ago
I'm not sure mining at the bottom of the sea is very analogous to mining an asteroid.
One is traveling at breakneck speed, the other is (relatively) stationary.
One is at negative pressures, the other at ~15,000 psi.
One requires you to burn millions of gallons of fuel to access, the other only requires a brief jaunt out onto the ocean and then hopping off the boat.
- JoeAltmaier 13y agoYeah they're different; the sea-floor one is lots easier. Remote control is in seconds not hours; spare parts are 5 miles away not 300,000,000. You can tether seafloor devices. Etc.
- rtkwe 13y agoOne has a gigantic ecological impact from mining activities, the other there's no ecology to speak of to be impacted.