Re: [GZG] A scratchbuilt Ringworld/Halo

[Robert N Bryett <rbryett@xxxxxxxx>]

>>>>Well, another take on this is that it doesn't have to be a Niven- 
esque ringworld.  It could be like Halo - huge, but repacing a planet  
in orbit around the sun, rather than being a ring defining the  
orbit.<<<<

Make the ring about 1,850,000km in diameter, and the rotation  
required to produce a pseudo-gravity of 1g would be one revolution  
per Earth day, and an inclined, edge-on-to-the-sun orientation would  
produce a fairly natural day-night cycle. This little construction  
project would have a diameter roughly 13 times that of Jupiter, and  
you'd "only" need to make the ring about 15Km wide substantially to  
exceed the total land surface of the Earth...

Best regards, Robert Bryett
rbryett@xxxxxxxx
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