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Re:Are planets with oceans common in the galaxy? It's likely... by inetknght on Friday June 19, 2020 @12:09PM (#23575851)
Why would you dig deep into an ocean covered with miles of ice without a tether to a station?

Suppose it looks like this:

    ----- upper ice surface -----
     ice ice ice ice ice ice ice
    ~~~~~ lower ice surface ~~~~~
Then a tether station might look like this with a conduit/shaft between

         beep
         /|\
    ------|----------
          |
    ~~~~~~|~~~~~~~~~~
         \|/
        beep
Then you can have a swimmer-rover:

         hi!
         /|\
    ------|----------
          |
    ~~~~~~|~~~~~~~~~~
         \|/
        .
    <-> hi!
sorry I'm just a software dude :|
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Re:Are planets with oceans common in the galaxy? It's likely... by BiteCode_dev on Friday June 19, 2020 @12:13PM (#23575882)
It would be my first instinct too, but I'm assuming miles of cable in frozen ice that probably move will not last for long.

But maybe setup a wireless relay? Not easy through that much ice.

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Re:Are planets with oceans common in the galaxy? It's likely... by jacobwilliamroy on Friday June 19, 2020 @12:23PM (#23575962)
This mission is starting to sound really expensive
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Re:Are planets with oceans common in the galaxy? It's likely... by inetknght on Friday June 19, 2020 @12:59PM (#23576365)
Yup! It definitely would still be an expensive mission! But I think getting there is no longer the biggest expense :)
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