Category Archives: Plato’s Nightlight Mining Company

Space policy of the Barack Obama administration

Posted on November 12, 2012 by PlatoHagel

The space policy of the Barack Obama administration was announced by U.S. President Barack Obama on April 15, 2010, at a major space policy speech at Kennedy Space Center.[1] He committed to increasing NASA funding by $6 billion over five … Continue reading →

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Gravimetry

Posted on October 25, 2012 by PlatoHagel

Gravity map of the Southern Ocean around the Antarctic continentThis gravity field was computed from sea-surface height measurements collected by the US Navy GEOSAT altimeter between March, 1985, and January, 1990. The high density GEOSAT Geodetic Mission data that lie … Continue reading →

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Mining Helium 3 On the Moon

Posted on September 22, 2012 by PlatoHagel

Helium-3 (He-3, sometimes called tralphium[1]) is a light, non-radioactive isotope of helium with two protons and one neutron. It is rare on the Earth, and it is sought for use in nuclear fusion research. The abundance of helium-3 is thought … Continue reading →

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Moon Pictures

Posted on September 4, 2012 by PlatoHagel

http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nd/3.0/ LPOD Photo Gallery Motivation During the late 1800s and well into the 1900s it seemed that every book that described the craters, mountains and other features of Earth’s moon was titled The Moon. In my mind this came to … Continue reading →

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Grail At the Moon

Posted on August 28, 2012 by PlatoHagel

 Grail Recovery and Interior Labratory NASA’s Gravity Recovery And Interior Laboratory (GRAIL)-A spacecraft successfully completed its planned main engine burn at 2 p.m. PST (5 p.m. EST) today. As of 3 p.m. PST (6 p.m. EST), GRAIL-A is in a … Continue reading →

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Subtly Shaded Map of Moon Reveals Titanium Treasure Troves

Posted on October 8, 2011 by PlatoHagel

A map of the Moon combining observations in visible and ultraviolet wavelengths shows a treasure trove of areas rich in Titanium ores. Not only is Titanium a valuable mineral, it is key to helping scientists unravel the mysteries of the … Continue reading →

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LRO’s Crater Science Investigations

Posted on April 25, 2011 by PlatoHagel

If you want to learn more about the history of Earth and other rocky planets in the solar system, craters are a great place to look. Now, thanks to LRO’s LROC instrument, we can take a much closer look at … Continue reading →

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GOCE delivering data for best gravity map ever

Posted on February 10, 2010 by PlatoHagel

30 September 2009Following the launch and in-orbit testing of the most sophisticated gravity mission ever built, ESA’s GOCE satellite is now in ‘measurement mode’, mapping tiny variations in Earth’s gravity in unprecedented detail.  The ‘Gravity field and steady-state Ocean Circulation … Continue reading →

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Plato’s Nightlight Mining Company is claiming Aristarchus Crater and Surrounding Region

Posted on October 10, 2009 by PlatoHagel

So what is the legality of claiming land on the moon? What regions would you like to claim if you had the opportunity to make such a claim? Imagine  Covered Wagons racing now as spaceships. Racing, to plant their posts … Continue reading →

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Hubble Reveals Potential Titanium Oxide Deposits at Aristarchus and Schroter’s Valley Rille

Posted on June 6, 2009 by PlatoHagel

Credit: NASA, ESA, and J. Garvin (NASA/GSFC)Aristarchus Crater in False Color This color composite focuses on the 26-mile-diameter (42-kilometer-diameter) Aristarchus impact crater, and employs ultraviolet- to visible-color-ratio information to accentuate differences that are potentially diagnostic of ilmenite- (i.e, titanium oxide) … Continue reading →

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