[meteorite-list] Phoenix Analyzing Martian Soil Data

[mexicodoug at aim.com]

Hey Darren, why not sounds reasonable? Also got me to thinking, besides 
an unlimited source of oxygen, water (both essentials with these 
back-ups: H2O from clays and frost, O2 by electrolysis of water), and 
propellant/oxidizer all in one family of compounds there, perchlorate 
provides unlimited energy and explosives.

http://www.anarchistcookbook.com/f10/sodium-perchlorate-explosive-9386/

- a green lizard-like Gorn may appear any minute.  No shortage of 
material to build effective weapons.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arena_%28Star_Trek%29#Spoiler
or if not,
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arena_%28Star_Trek%29#Plot

Best wishes,
Doug


-----Original Message-----
From: Darren Garrison <cynapse at charter.net>
To: Meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com
Sent: Tue, 5 Aug 2008 1:04 am
Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Phoenix Analyzing Martian Soil Data



On Tue, 05 Aug 2008 01:54:09 -0400, you wrote:

>Not to mention having most of the material needed to manufacture 
rocket
>fuel in situ (just add the iron or better yet aluminum shavings) to 
get
>the heck out when necessary.

Hm.  That makes me think... if we ever make it to Mars and decide to 
stay a
while, maybe a skyhook would be possible.  I have my doubts that the 
right type
of unobtanium will ever be found on Earth to make one 
practical/feasible here,
but with the much lower gravity for Mars, a geostationary orbit half as 
high,
and less wind to worry about, it might be more doable.
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