What would be the gravitational properties of Asteroid B-612?
January 5, 2014 10:54 AM Subscribe
What would be the density of Asteroid B-612? (That's the home of the Little Prince. [full text]) Randall Munroe describes life there.
BTW, Mars' moon Phobos is only seven miles in diameter and not especially dense, giving it miniscule gravity. I have always regarded this as a significant flaw in the game Doom.
BTW, Mars' moon Phobos is only seven miles in diameter and not especially dense, giving it miniscule gravity. I have always regarded this as a significant flaw in the game Doom.
Well, I just figured out the reason for the name of the B612 Foundation, which is raising money to build and fly an Earth-crossing asteroid detection satellite.
posted by Sunburnt at 12:45 PM on January 5, 2014 [1 favorite]
posted by Sunburnt at 12:45 PM on January 5, 2014 [1 favorite]
Favorited for the final image of Le Petit Prince not fakin' the funk on a nasty dunk.
posted by Strange Interlude at 9:24 AM on January 6, 2014
posted by Strange Interlude at 9:24 AM on January 6, 2014
He should be careful, jamming too hard on that hoop could cause its flex to propel him into deep space.
posted by JHarris at 11:04 AM on January 6, 2014 [1 favorite]
posted by JHarris at 11:04 AM on January 6, 2014 [1 favorite]
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