Re: [GZG] Dirtside and StarGrunt opportunities on Mercury

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2010 at 9:31 AM, Bobby <hansuke@gmail.com> wrote:

> What are we fighting for? Ask me, cause I do give a...
>

Could be any number of reasons. Mercury, as we know, is extremely dense
for
its size. Maybe there are some compounds beneath the crust we've never
encountered before, only available there due to however Mercury formed.

Or there could be colonies (small) or military outposts buried beneath
the
crust.

Or there may be ices of interest at the poles.

Or there could be listening stations monitoring the outer solar system
(and
being at Mercury, possibly more or less masked by the Sun's radiative
output)

Or there could be solar research facilities that may yield results of
military value.

Or there may be a Kra'Vak (or other alien) outpost established on where
would otherwise be ignored by humans.

Or...

> Can we mine minerals from Mercury? Just curious. It's not my area.
>

Possibly. We still don't fully know what the surface composition is yet.
Who
knows what's beneath that?

>
> We are going to need some sturdy insertion vehicles, I think. Are we
> looking at winds?
>

Only if you're thinking solar winds. :-D   Mercury has no significant
atmosphere. There is an exosphere, but that won't play any role in
aerodynamics.

> I need to start putting together a study for the Think Tank, so we can
have
> a contingency plan in place, in cause those pesky critters from
another
> galaxy decide to take it for their own nefarious ends.
>

Like, say, the Ixx?

Mk