Correct me if I'm wrong, but doesnt China only have one ISP, and thats a state operated one? I may be wrong, not certain. But at any rate... surely if they have control of the sole ISP in their country, then they are responsible for any attacks originating from that network? Seems only logical to me. After all, if they didnt sanction the attacks (meaning the defacing of US sites and the like), then they would work to reduce/combat the terrorism.. After all, unknown terrorism enacted externally can easily swing about and become internal terrorism... unless of course, its sanctioned by the Chinese government. Just a thought.
Ah yes, I forgot to say one thing... my apologies. Its not entirely insane to decide something is wrong, and then work out why. For example, it isnt entirely obvious why murder is wrong - not in easily explainable terms, at any rate - and yet we all know that it is.
Its not lunacy at all. Sometimes things are wrong and it is more apparent that they are wrong as opposed to WHY they are wrong. Also, it may simply be that they couldnt articulate exactly why it is they believe the IMF is "wrong". So, not lunacy at all, really.
Any language you like; they surely would have deciphered at least some of our radio signals by now, seeing as radio waves only take just over six minutes to reach Mars. You gotta pity any Martians living out there, I have to say.
1. '"100 mph high winds"? The atmospheric pressure on Mars is 1% of that on earth. So how come that is a problem?':
Although atmosperic pressure is far lower on Mars than it is on Earth, gravity is also far lower than it is on Earth. Thus, less force is required to move less weight. Also, there is the small problem of dust storms. While a dust storm is going on, caused by those high winds, atmospheric pressure most definitley would raise, as there is more material (at least near to the ground, which is where the drill would be)flowing around in the air. Therefore, the winds can be a danger to any operation on the Martian surface.
2.'"disturb the planet's geology" ? The winds are blowing rocks all over the place? Mountains are collapsing? Or is there just a little dust being blown around?':
The collapsing of the lithosphere, in the region of Pavonis Mons, Ascraeus Mons, and Olympus Mons, is caused by the fact that those three volcanoes have all reached the isostatic limit; that is that all three can grow no more, they are simply too heavy for the lithosphere underneath them to support anymore. So the Tharsis Bulge is slowly collapsing. Rocks move also, of course. But that is part of the natural geology of the planet; drilling on the surface may well somehow interfere with that, and with future scientific studies.
3.'"intense radiation from the sun" Seems a little less ridiculous, given that there's no ozone layer to block UV, hardly an atmosphere to stop cosmic particles and all that, but Mars is a bit farther from the Sun than Earth is, and radiation intensity decreases with the square of the distance. It's friggin' cold out there (-85 F on average), so "intense radiation" seems a bit of an overstatement. Besides, we've put things on the surface of Mars taking pictures and sending them back. Seems at least as sophisticated as a robotic drill.'
When they say "intense radiation", they are mostly referring to radiation in the UV range. However, when there is a solar flare, Mars, lacking a magnetosphere and an ozone layer, absorbs the entirety of the hard radiation that reaches it. Which is alot. So, any equipment would have to be EM hardened, which is very difficult to do as regards to space equipment; the only way to EM harden something is to increase the area (within which the surge caused by EM radiation) within a circuit thus increasing the general resistance, and "spreading the damage" so to speak. Radiation on Mars is a very real problem.
As for the last, "deep space on Mars", I would assume they simply mean that Mars is in deep space. That is, its very far from Earth, far further than people have ever been. And therefore, deep space.
Hope that was helpful!
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Correct me if I'm wrong, but doesnt China only have one ISP, and thats a state operated one? I may be wrong, not certain. But at any rate... surely if they have control of the sole ISP in their country, then they are responsible for any attacks originating from that network? Seems only logical to me. After all, if they didnt sanction the attacks (meaning the defacing of US sites and the like), then they would work to reduce/combat the terrorism.. After all, unknown terrorism enacted externally can easily swing about and become internal terrorism... unless of course, its sanctioned by the Chinese government. Just a thought.
Ah yes, I forgot to say one thing... my apologies. Its not entirely insane to decide something is wrong, and then work out why. For example, it isnt entirely obvious why murder is wrong - not in easily explainable terms, at any rate - and yet we all know that it is.
Its not lunacy at all. Sometimes things are wrong and it is more apparent that they are wrong as opposed to WHY they are wrong. Also, it may simply be that they couldnt articulate exactly why it is they believe the IMF is "wrong". So, not lunacy at all, really.
Any language you like; they surely would have deciphered at least some of our radio signals by now, seeing as radio waves only take just over six minutes to reach Mars. You gotta pity any Martians living out there, I have to say.
1. '"100 mph high winds"? The atmospheric pressure on Mars is 1% of that on earth. So how come that is a problem?': Although atmosperic pressure is far lower on Mars than it is on Earth, gravity is also far lower than it is on Earth. Thus, less force is required to move less weight. Also, there is the small problem of dust storms. While a dust storm is going on, caused by those high winds, atmospheric pressure most definitley would raise, as there is more material (at least near to the ground, which is where the drill would be)flowing around in the air. Therefore, the winds can be a danger to any operation on the Martian surface. 2.'"disturb the planet's geology" ? The winds are blowing rocks all over the place? Mountains are collapsing? Or is there just a little dust being blown around?': The collapsing of the lithosphere, in the region of Pavonis Mons, Ascraeus Mons, and Olympus Mons, is caused by the fact that those three volcanoes have all reached the isostatic limit; that is that all three can grow no more, they are simply too heavy for the lithosphere underneath them to support anymore. So the Tharsis Bulge is slowly collapsing. Rocks move also, of course. But that is part of the natural geology of the planet; drilling on the surface may well somehow interfere with that, and with future scientific studies. 3.'"intense radiation from the sun" Seems a little less ridiculous, given that there's no ozone layer to block UV, hardly an atmosphere to stop cosmic particles and all that, but Mars is a bit farther from the Sun than Earth is, and radiation intensity decreases with the square of the distance. It's friggin' cold out there (-85 F on average), so "intense radiation" seems a bit of an overstatement. Besides, we've put things on the surface of Mars taking pictures and sending them back. Seems at least as sophisticated as a robotic drill.' When they say "intense radiation", they are mostly referring to radiation in the UV range. However, when there is a solar flare, Mars, lacking a magnetosphere and an ozone layer, absorbs the entirety of the hard radiation that reaches it. Which is alot. So, any equipment would have to be EM hardened, which is very difficult to do as regards to space equipment; the only way to EM harden something is to increase the area (within which the surge caused by EM radiation) within a circuit thus increasing the general resistance, and "spreading the damage" so to speak. Radiation on Mars is a very real problem. As for the last, "deep space on Mars", I would assume they simply mean that Mars is in deep space. That is, its very far from Earth, far further than people have ever been. And therefore, deep space. Hope that was helpful!