Physical characteristics
Phobos
Deimos
Dimensions 15 × 12.2 × 10.4 km
Mean radius 6.2 kilometres (3.9 mi)
In yesterday’s post, I discussed the
distinct possibility that both Deimos and Phobos are in fact space habitats
formed originally by humanity before the triggering of the Pleistocene
Nonconformity around 15,000 years ago.
As before readers can google this site – see side bar – to read my many
posts on this topic.
Today we will develop this
hypothesis to certain logical conclusions.
The key is the apparent density problem which actually screams that the
objects are both hollow.
Conjecture: These objects are originally nickel iron
asteroids originally located in the Asteroid belt that were then moved into
convenient orbits around Mars in order to build out space habitats.
The movement method is then
simple and practical. A linear
accelerator along with a powerful fusion energy source, which we may well be
close to having ourselves, was installed on the asteroid. Mining commenced and mined material was fed
into the throat of the accelerator and the material was sent onto a higher
orbit inside the channel of the asteroid belt.
This had the effect of progressively slowing the asteroid as it also
lost mass.
The mining itself proceeded to
hollow out the interior of the asteroid over time to form a empty spherical
space without compromising the integrity of the remaining shell. In the case of Phobos, it is creditable that
the exit for such material is in fact the huge crater observed.
In this way both objects could be
readily brought into Mars orbit without involving any significant engineering
until the task is complete. Robotic
mining could do almost all the actual mining itself and the manning could be
minimal. Certainly no fantastic engines
would be needed and the technology is in our grasp today in terms of theory and
in reality within fifty years.
Thus my prediction is that both
objects are hollowed out nickel iron asteroids whose original density was
around 7 to 8 gm/cm3. Also since the
volumes have not changed it is fairly clear that approximately eighty percent
of the original mass was removed leaving a shell representing around twenty
percent of the original mass.
The thickness can be calculated
using this equation were d is the mean thickness and R is the mean Radius:
4/5R3 – 3R2d
+ 3Rd2 – d3 = 0
In any event in the case of Phobos
with a mean radius of 11.1 we have an indicated shell thickness that is 2.5 to
3 km leaving a potential void having a radius of plausibly 8 km. This is huge of course but a spinning space
habitat naturally providing centripetal acceleration equal to one g on its
outer equator and suspended from a free floating central axis in hundreds of
layers would readily hold a human population in the tens of millions if not
even approaching much larger numbers.
Perhaps as important the whole
can be additionally supported from additional operations on Mars and in view of
the apparent scale of this plausible artifact it is hard to not expect a
massive build underground on Mars that also is able to use rock to protect life
from the harsh environment.
Conclusion: It is plausible to use simple technology that
hurls magnetic nickel iron mined material to slowly shift such an asteroid out
of the asteroid belt into a Mars orbit.
It is then plausible with such a natural excavated habitat secure from
space conditions to build out a spherical internal habitat free from the
surrounding walls of the asteroid that is able to generate its own gravity by
simple slow rotation of the huge sphere some sixteen kms across. It would be the biggest suspension bridge
ever pulled off.
The only thing missing is the
wonderful externals of the Death Star of Star Wars fame.
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