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Re: Spin that ring

Posted By: L. Tankersley ("Cap'n Carnage") <leland@tridsys.com> Date: 12/21/99 10:25 a.m.
In Response To: Re: Spin that ring (Dispatcher)

> I think that there is no compelling reason to
> make the surface area equal to that of earth's. The ring is not
> a creation of Terrans; so goes Halo's plot. I come up with a
> ring-surface width (from wall to wall) of about 640 km as
> opposed to your figure of 4,000 km.
Actually I came up with 4,000 miles, not km. I've seen (or at least I think I've seen) reports of the ring being both 10,000 MILES and 10,000 KILOMETERS in diameter; I chose to believe the figure in miles for no good reason. Regardless, the answers are rough, and miles or kilometers they will be the same order of magnitude.
Why make the surface area roughly equal to that of the Earth? Well, there's no definite answer, especially since we don't know the design purpose of the ring. I chose to assume that since the ringbuilders gave it artificial gravity of approximately earth-normal, they might have been trying to create an approximately earthlike environment. A planet with one gee of gravity is going to be approximately the same size as the Earth. If the ring was a sort of species-saving space lifeboat or something, they'd need a lot of surface area to carry their people and infrastructure. [Of course, Earth's usable surface area is significantly smaller than its total surface area.] More Information Is Needed.
L. Tankersley

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Human Space Capability Napalm Loon 12/17/99 7:33 a.m.

...But where would they orbit? septimus 12/17/99 11:39 a.m.

Re: ...But where would they orbit? Grey 12/17/99 12:40 p.m.

I'm dissapointed in you guys... Maxaminus 12/17/99 2:05 p.m.

Two possible definitions. Dispatcher 12/17/99 9:33 p.m.

Re: I'm dissapointed in you guys... SiliconDream =PN= 12/17/99 9:43 p.m.

Re: ...But where would they orbit? Jägermeister 12/17/99 1:22 p.m.

Re: Internal orbits Mark Levin 12/17/99 2:15 p.m.

Re: Internal orbits Mage 12/17/99 2:32 p.m.

Re: Internal orbits Mark Levin 12/17/99 2:38 p.m.

Re: Internal orbits Mage 12/17/99 4:13 p.m.

Re: Internal orbits Maxaminus 12/17/99 4:45 p.m.

Re: Internal orbits Mage 12/17/99 11:06 p.m.

Re: Internal orbits Mark Levin 12/18/99 12:42 a.m.

Re: Internal orbits Mage 12/18/99 11:31 a.m.

Re: Internal orbits Mr. Eez 12/17/99 4:27 p.m.

Re: Internal orbits MacGuyver 12/17/99 4:49 p.m.

Re: Internal orbits Mark Levin 12/17/99 5:02 p.m.

Re: Internal orbits SiliconDream =PN= 12/17/99 9:42 p.m.

Uses for the Halo's axis... Noctavis =PN= 12/20/99 3:31 p.m.

Stable Orbits (again) Butcher 12/21/99 1:36 a.m.

Placing a satellite in the center of the Halo Noctavis =PN= 12/21/99 10:35 a.m.

Re: Placing a satellite in the center of the Halo Butcher 12/21/99 2:33 p.m.

Unstable orbits... Why use a halo orbit? Noctavis =PN= 12/21/99 6:31 p.m.

Tides on the Halo Butcher 12/21/99 7:03 p.m.

Re: Tides on the Halo Someguy 12/21/99 8:00 p.m.

Re: Tides on the Halo Butcher 12/21/99 9:35 p.m.

Re: soell •Mimer 12/25/99 3:55 p.m.

Re: soell Matt 12/27/99 11:53 a.m.

Re: soell Daft Shadow =PN= 12/27/99 4:11 p.m.

Re: soell Bachus 12/27/99 6:50 p.m.

Re: Unstable orbits... Why use a halo orbit? SiliconDream =PN= 12/21/99 11:40 p.m.

Re: Internal orbits Nathan 12/20/99 4:37 a.m.

Re: Rotations Forensic 12/20/99 11:58 a.m.

Re: Rotations SiliconDream =PN= 12/20/99 2:21 p.m.

Re: Rotations btrinen 12/20/99 2:53 p.m.

Gravity SyberSmoke 12/20/99 3:09 p.m.

Re: Gravity SiliconDream =PN= 12/21/99 11:00 p.m.

Re: Rotations Noctavis =PN= 12/20/99 3:11 p.m.

Re: Rotations Aiden 12/20/99 8:08 p.m.

Spin that ring L. Tankersley ("Cap'n Carnage") 12/20/99 5:12 p.m.

Re: Spin that ring Dispatcher 12/20/99 9:43 p.m.

Re: Spin that ring L. Tankersley ("Cap'n Carnage") 12/21/99 10:25 a.m.

Re: Spin that ring Dispatcher 12/21/99 11:10 p.m.

L1? or L4-5? Oddot 12/22/99 10:24 a.m.

Re: L1? or L4-5? L. Tankersley ("Cap'n Carnage") 12/22/99 2:54 p.m.

Q: How do you spin the Halo? Ironfist [CMG] 12/20/99 5:41 p.m.

Re: Internal orbits Chris Huff 12/20/99 6:59 p.m.

Re: Internal orbits Ringdude 12/20/99 7:18 p.m.

Re: Internal orbits SiliconDream =PN= 12/21/99 11:06 p.m.

Re: Internal orbits Someguy 12/21/99 11:11 p.m.

Re: Internal orbits SiliconDream =PN= 12/22/99 4:06 a.m.

Re: Internal orbits Thomas Magle Brodersen 12/21/99 3:06 a.m.

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Human Space Capability	Napalm Loon	12/17/99 7:33 a.m.
...But where would they orbit?	septimus	12/17/99 11:39 a.m.
Re: ...But where would they orbit?	Grey	12/17/99 12:40 p.m.
I'm dissapointed in you guys...	Maxaminus	12/17/99 2:05 p.m.
Two possible definitions.	Dispatcher	12/17/99 9:33 p.m.
Re: I'm dissapointed in you guys...	SiliconDream =PN=	12/17/99 9:43 p.m.
Re: ...But where would they orbit?	Jägermeister	12/17/99 1:22 p.m.
Re: Internal orbits	Mark Levin	12/17/99 2:15 p.m.
Re: Internal orbits	Mage	12/17/99 2:32 p.m.
Re: Internal orbits	Mark Levin	12/17/99 2:38 p.m.
Re: Internal orbits	Mage	12/17/99 4:13 p.m.
Re: Internal orbits	Maxaminus	12/17/99 4:45 p.m.
Re: Internal orbits	Mage	12/17/99 11:06 p.m.
Re: Internal orbits	Mark Levin	12/18/99 12:42 a.m.
Re: Internal orbits	Mage	12/18/99 11:31 a.m.
Re: Internal orbits	Mr. Eez	12/17/99 4:27 p.m.
Re: Internal orbits	MacGuyver	12/17/99 4:49 p.m.
Re: Internal orbits	Mark Levin	12/17/99 5:02 p.m.
Re: Internal orbits	SiliconDream =PN=	12/17/99 9:42 p.m.
Uses for the Halo's axis...	Noctavis =PN=	12/20/99 3:31 p.m.
Stable Orbits (again)	Butcher	12/21/99 1:36 a.m.
Placing a satellite in the center of the Halo	Noctavis =PN=	12/21/99 10:35 a.m.
Re: Placing a satellite in the center of the Halo	Butcher	12/21/99 2:33 p.m.
Unstable orbits... Why use a halo orbit?	Noctavis =PN=	12/21/99 6:31 p.m.
Tides on the Halo	Butcher	12/21/99 7:03 p.m.
Re: Tides on the Halo	Someguy	12/21/99 8:00 p.m.
Re: Tides on the Halo	Butcher	12/21/99 9:35 p.m.
Re: soell	•Mimer	12/25/99 3:55 p.m.
Re: soell	Matt	12/27/99 11:53 a.m.
Re: soell	Daft Shadow =PN=	12/27/99 4:11 p.m.
Re: soell	Bachus	12/27/99 6:50 p.m.
Re: Unstable orbits... Why use a halo orbit?	SiliconDream =PN=	12/21/99 11:40 p.m.
Re: Internal orbits	Nathan	12/20/99 4:37 a.m.
Re: Rotations	Forensic	12/20/99 11:58 a.m.
Re: Rotations	SiliconDream =PN=	12/20/99 2:21 p.m.
Re: Rotations	btrinen	12/20/99 2:53 p.m.
Gravity	SyberSmoke	12/20/99 3:09 p.m.
Re: Gravity	SiliconDream =PN=	12/21/99 11:00 p.m.
Re: Rotations	Noctavis =PN=	12/20/99 3:11 p.m.
Re: Rotations	Aiden	12/20/99 8:08 p.m.
Spin that ring	L. Tankersley ("Cap'n Carnage")	12/20/99 5:12 p.m.
Re: Spin that ring	Dispatcher	12/20/99 9:43 p.m.
Re: Spin that ring	L. Tankersley ("Cap'n Carnage")	12/21/99 10:25 a.m.
Re: Spin that ring	Dispatcher	12/21/99 11:10 p.m.
L1? or L4-5?	Oddot	12/22/99 10:24 a.m.
Re: L1? or L4-5?	L. Tankersley ("Cap'n Carnage")	12/22/99 2:54 p.m.
Q: How do you spin the Halo?	Ironfist [CMG]	12/20/99 5:41 p.m.
Re: Internal orbits	Chris Huff	12/20/99 6:59 p.m.
Re: Internal orbits	Ringdude	12/20/99 7:18 p.m.
Re: Internal orbits	SiliconDream =PN=	12/21/99 11:06 p.m.
Re: Internal orbits	Someguy	12/21/99 11:11 p.m.
Re: Internal orbits	SiliconDream =PN=	12/22/99 4:06 a.m.
Re: Internal orbits	Thomas Magle Brodersen	12/21/99 3:06 a.m.