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- From: andy@pangea.Stanford.EDU (Andy Michael USGS Guest)
- Subject: Re: PUTTING VENUS IN AN ORBIT SIMILAR TO THE ORBIT OF THE EARTH
- Message-ID: <1992Sep15.061501.28086@morrow.stanford.edu>
- Keywords: Altering, VENUS, Orbit
- Sender: news@morrow.stanford.edu (News Service)
- Organization: Stanford Univ. Earth Sciences
- References: <abian.716517308@pv343f.vincent.iastate.edu>
- Date: Tue, 15 Sep 1992 06:15:01 GMT
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- In article <abian.716517308@pv343f.vincent.iastate.edu> abian@iastate.edu (Alexander Abian) writes:
- > However, if we alter Venus' orbit and make it similar to the Earth's
- >orbit, then the gradual process of generating life sustaining ecology on
- >Venus will evolve automatically. As a result, a second Earth-like planet
- >will be created which, in due course, will be readily and easily populated
- >by the human species.
- So, given that this is a simple physical problem (adjusting satellite
- orbits) how much energy will be required to do it in 100, 1000, 10,000,
- 100,000 or 1,000,000 years? Just wondering how many Saturn V's it
- will take. :-)
-
- > THE ORIGIN OF SPECIES BY MEANS OF NATURAL SELECTION, OR THE PRESERVATION
- >OF FAVOURED RACES IN THE STRUGGLE FOR LIFE.
- > C. DARWIN (1859)
-
- > THE FUTURE OF SPECIES BY MEANS OF RATIONAL ALTERATION OF COSMOS, OR
- >THE PRESERVATION OF INTELLIGENT RACES IN THE STRUGGLE FOR LIFE.
- >
- > A. ABIAN (1992)
-
- Wonder if your book will be on anyone's shelf in 150 years.
-
- Andy
-