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Posted by windbag on May 29, 2008, 5:03 pm
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Obviously, Ceres is the best candidate after Mars. Rocket-assisted
landing is a breeze there, and the presence of a surrounding asteroid
field makes it the most radiation-shielded planetary body in the
neighborhood.
Navigation could pose problems, however, due to the many large
intervening chunks of matter.
Ralph wrote:
> Nobody votes for Europa?
> - shades of 2001.
>
> > On 05/27/2008 10:48 AM, aj531@ncf.ca wrote to All:
> >
> > -> We're exploring the nearest planetary body that's even moderately
> > -> convenient. (read realistic)
> >
> > Titan is a pretty good option, too. It's a long way away, but, as the
> > Huygens probe showed, it's easy to land on. Just a parachute works fine.
> > And, although it's very cold, conditions there aren't dreadful.
> > Nuclear-powered landers should be able to survive for long periods.
> >
> > And it's *very* interesting.
> >
> > dow
> >
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