> From: Spike Jones <spike66@ibm.net>, Thu, 16 Mar 2000
> >Mars would be good for an isosynchronous cable tho.
>
> Amara Graps wrote: ??!! Really? Why?
Less mass. About a tenth the Earth's as I recall.
> Did you forget about Phobos?
No. Thats where we are gonna get the raw materials.
I think Deimos is higher than synchronous, but is still
a problem for the cable, since the center of mass is
at synchronous, so it continues to stretch out into space
and into the path of Deimos.
Do you know their inclination with the equatorial plane?
> Do you have a plan to move Phobos' orbit?
Ja, that thing's gotta go. Out. {8^D Amara I realize
I am making light of a verrry difficult task, but recall that
the discussion started with theoretical strength calcs
for an earth synchronous cable, and my contention
is that with materials we have now, we are not there
yet. With Mars, we might have materials that are
just strong enough.
The earth has a major low-satellite problem for
space cable fans. We have a lotta stuff down
there. I admit it never occurred to me that Mars
has a dust ring.
> Therefore, your tower in Mars synchronous orbits looks to me that it
> is in a bit of danger from Phobos and its hypothetical ring.
Ja. Well, maybe this whole notion really isnt a go. {8-[
Damn. Unless we can figure out a way to clean up all
that space dust. spike
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