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Meteors hitting Sun (KST?)
(C.omments O.pinions W.elcome wholy COW) I assume meteor strikes are proportional to Area x Mass. (Area seems obvious, and Mass is proportional to gravity, so I figure doubling the attractiveness doubles the attraction which doubles the strikes). Suns Area is 12100 x Earths, Mass=333,000 x Earth. Impact(Sun) = 4,000,000,000 x Impact(Earth) Suppose a really BIG meteor hits Earth every 400,000,000 years then 10 of them strike the Sun every year, say once a month. If we could observe these, we could learn more about the local interstellar debris, and the risk to Earth. Could radar work? Perhaps these are responsible for Sun spots, like Jupiters red spot might be caused by a large sinking asteroid, comet, or sucked in satellite. A large iron meteor cluster sinking into the Sun would concentrate magnetic force, associated with sun spots. The spot would fade as the cluster melted, something sun spots do. It is theorized that the radiant output of the Sun increases as the number of sun spots increases, which in turn affects long term climatology on Earth. Our current cycle of 11 years is recent. A few hundred years ago there were no spots. We may be passing threw ribbons of interstellar debris gravitationally organizing much as galactic arms do except on a smaller scale, accounting for the current periodicity. Therefore, knowing the debris field the Solar System is headed toward will help forecast climatology. So, we should attempt to radar our immediate inter-stellar vicinity, particularily in the direction of travel within the galaxy. The far side of the moon is an ideal location for a large Arecibo type receiver set in a crater. It's very quiet there radio wise, ie no cell phones. The transmitter would be a nuclear electro magetic pulse detonation, exploded a few thousand miles away from the receiver, once a month or so. The detonations output signature would be measured and returning reflections would be sorted by the receivers spectrum analyzer. The receiver would always be on, doing useful measurements between detonations. The detonations would also be useful to survey the lunar interior, perhaps using sonics, gamma rays and so forth. Of course numerous receivers can be constructed, to improve the baseline resolution. We'll need to establish a regular ferry system to the moon for crew rotation, deliver fresh women etc. and this effort should be international as it benefits everybody to be born in the future. A precedent to this effort are weather satellites. Regards Ken S. Tucker PS: Operation Tree Fort. |
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Ken S. Tucker wrote:
Meteors hitting Sun (KST?) (C.omments O.pinions W.elcome wholy COW) I assume meteor strikes are proportional to Area x Mass. (Area seems obvious, and Mass is proportional to gravity, so I figure doubling the attractiveness doubles the attraction which doubles the strikes). Unlikely. Suns Area is 12100 x Earths, Mass=333,000 x Earth. Impact(Sun) = 4,000,000,000 x Impact(Earth) Suppose a really BIG meteor hits Earth every 400,000,000 years then 10 of them strike the Sun every year, say once a month. If we could observe these, we could learn more about the local interstellar debris, and the risk to Earth. Could radar work? You would first need to determine that the threat to Earth from interstellar debris is at least comparable to that of local debris orbiting the Sun. [snip] Our current cycle of 11 years is recent. A few hundred years ago there were no spots. We may be passing threw ribbons of interstellar debris gravitationally organizing much as galactic arms do except on a smaller scale, accounting for the current periodicity. The first 11 year cycle was recorded in 1700s. It has been around for a very long time - this is clearly established from several different indicators (tree growth rings, plankton, etc). Therefore, knowing the debris field the Solar System is headed toward will help forecast climatology. No. Regards Ken S. Tucker PS: Operation Tree Fort. -- Sander +++ Out of cheese error +++ |
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