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Re:Where in the galaxy will we mine lithium? by hakuseki on Monday April 18, 2022 @07:16PM (#31077927)
Gravity wells are where most of the resources are. For example, Earth outmasses the asteroid belt by a factor of over 1,000.
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Re:Where in the galaxy will we mine lithium? by AtlasBarfed on Monday April 18, 2022 @09:55PM (#31079049)
Is the factor just a 1000x? That would actually be an argument in favor of asteroids.

All you need for space habs for construction (well, maybe not all the organic matter) is in asteroids. Maybe all we need material-wise is probably in the larger asteroids that we are trying to track for collision detection.

Here, let's cut the difference: MOONs! Why bother with planets if their moons have all the resources and none of the lifting issues.

I guess our moon is pretty resource poor since it formed from Earth's crust. But then again, have we surveyed what's under the surface?

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Re:Where in the galaxy will we mine lithium? by chasil on Monday April 18, 2022 @08:10PM (#31078335)
There is a core of a failed planet in the asteroid belt. That will be a rich source of iron and precious metals.

https://globalnews.ca/news/7429663/metal-asteroid-16-psyche-...

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