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Re: Moonbase Project: Volcanic Energy Refinery
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Mon, 9 Sep 2002 20:50:45 GMT
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First, let me say that I love the general look and feel of Dave's module.
There have been so many new Modules during the past month it is hard to
comment on them all. I'm so excited by all this. I almost can't wait for
an earthquake to destroy my Castle scene so I can have the pieces for
another Moonbase Mod. BTW, I think quite a few have not been linked to the
Moonbase website, so if you have a Mod of your own, you should submit it
(http://news.lugnet.com/space/?n=16566)... Then I must say...
In lugnet.space, William R. Ward writes:
> However, it's very nicely done. Except of course for the fact that
> there are no volcanos on the moon, or air for the helicopter to fly
> in, but you can have some creative license...
Actually there have been some scientists who believe there could be active
volcanic activity beneath the surface of the moon. Some newer (although not
completely accepted theories) suggest that the Earth's inner heat could be
from reactivity in a uranium core (rather than the traditional theory of it
just being heat that was trapped when the crust cooled and that would
eventually go away. Based on the new theory, if some of that deeply hidded
uranium were inside the moon also (as the moon may have been part of Earth
at some point), then the moon could have a molten layer of rock beneath the
surface.
But more important to the topic of Lego Moonbase Mods, who ever said that
our Moonbase(s) are on OUR moon?? Seems to me that this could be any of a
million fictional moons or any of a gazillion alien moons. Based on the
architectual elements that most Mods have in common, we could probably agree
that...
1. The moon we are on is one with little or no breathable atmosphere.
2. It's a moon that seems to have a lot of gray colored surface (at least in
the local region).
3. Given all the hover vehicles but lack of floating astronauts, we could
say this moon has a gravity that is more than half that of Earth, but
certainly less than that of Earth.
Beyond that, our own imaginations are the only limits on what
characteristics this moon might have. It could have volcanoes. It could
have ice caps (anyone want to build an Ice Planet module?). It could have a
thin atmosphere of clear gas; just enough to cause dust storms or maybe even
provide wind for an air ship. Who knows. Maybe it even has native life
forms! Anything can happen, as long as we stick to the basic requirements
of the Moonbase project to remain compatible with each other's MOCs...
More Thoughts from,
-Hendo
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| "Hendo (John P. Henderson)" <hendo@valyance.com> wrote in message news:H26v8L.3L7@lugnet.com... (...) the (...) not (...) it (...) hidded (...) the (...) Or maybe it is the freak side-affect of lunar terraforming projects. Terraformation is also a (...) (22 years ago, 9-Sep-02, to lugnet.space)
| | | RE: Moonbase Project: Volcanic Energy Refinery
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| (...) Unfortunately, we're having a couple problems with the submission right now (thumbnails aren't being generated), so I'll post when it's up and running again. Thanks for being patient. --Bram Bram Lambrecht bram@cwru.edu www.bldesign.org (22 years ago, 10-Sep-02, to lugnet.space)
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| (...) Yes, but you didn't allow 4 studs of space on each side. I thought that was mandatory....? However, it's very nicely done. Except of course for the fact that there are no volcanos on the moon, or air for the helicopter to fly in, but you can (...) (22 years ago, 9-Sep-02, to lugnet.space)
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