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[IronWing]

Martian moon could be crucial for asteroid mining

Researchers at the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics have shown that mining the Main Belt of asteroids that orbit between Mars and Jupiter could be done profitably.

www.mining.com

 

[Captante]

It was only a matter of time .... resources available once we start mining asteroids will be effectively limitless.

 

[PowerEngineer]

It was only a matter of time .... resources available once we start mining asteroids will be effectively limitless.

As will be the threat of changing the orbits of asteroids to hasten the earth's next mass extinction event. 🌠🌎🔥🌑

 

[Captante]

As will be the threat of changing the orbits of asteroids to hasten the earth's next mass extinction event. 🌠🌎🔥🌑

Or using them as weapons .

 

[dank69]

Or using them as weapons .

Remember the Buenos Aires Massacre.

 

[Captante]

Remember the Buenos Aires Massacre.

I had at first posted a potential major spoiler for the expanse and edited it out.... for some reason I can't use spoiler-tags in Chrome now?

 

[snoopy7548]

Don't worry guys, I'm really good at Doom.

 

[SaltyNuts]

Remember the Buenos Aires Massacre.

THE ONLY GOOD BUG IS A DEAD BUG!!!!

 

[SaltyNuts]

It was only a matter of time .... resources available once we start mining asteroids will be effectively limitless.

Captante, if we were able to mine that asteroid, what would it do to the price of gold? Does it have gold? If it has material amounts of gold, screw it, I hold a bunch of gold, don't want it going down in price. Thanks.

 

[Captante]

Captante, if we were able to mine that asteroid, what would it do to the price of gold? Does it have gold? If it has material amounts of gold, screw it, I hold a bunch of gold, don't want it going down in price. Thanks.

Gold could literally become shiny tin overnight!

 

[SaltyNuts]

Gold could literally become shiny tin overnight!

NO ME GUSTA!

 

[nakedfrog]

Remember the Buenos Aires Massacre.

Want to know more?

 

[IronWing]

It was only a matter of time .... resources available once we start mining asteroids will be effectively limitless.

 

[Captante]

I said "effectively" !!

(obviously no resource is actually limitless)

 

[IronWing]

I said "effectively" !!

(obviously no resource is actually limitless)

The energy costs to go get asteroids far exceeds that required for tapping any terrestrial source of minerals. It would be fun though.

 

[Captante]

The energy costs to go get asteroids far exceeds that required for tapping any terrestrial source of minerals. It would be fun though.

Right now you are correct... provided humanity survives (no gimme!) that will not always be the case.

 

[MrSquished]

Bruce Willis already gone and done this shit.

 

[TXHokie]

iddqd....you're welcome