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June 13th 06, 08:52 PM posted to sci.space.policy
Hop David
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NASA Watch: "Bob Zubrin Steps In It Again"
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James Nicoll wrote:
In article . com,
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The inner solar system does not have the resources of the Kuiper Belt.
Oh, yes? Which resources do you have in mind?
Lighter elements, as you say, and a virtually non-existent gravity
well.
There are comets in the main belt.
http://www.ifa.hawaii.edu/~hsieh/mbc-release.html
The main belt is characterized as a bunch of rocks. But we really don't
know much about those asteroids. I would wager that a good number are
volatile rich.
As Paul Dietz mentioned, large outer Kuiper belt objects might be cold
enough and have enough gravity to hold He3.
Hop
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