Mr_Lobster t1_j0v0ju5 wrote on December 19, 2022 at 5:04 PM Reply to comment by thiosk in Phobos' orbit prevents a traditional geostationary space elevator on Mars, but it is possible instead to build a downward space elevator from Phobos itself by Icee777 That actually is where I got the idea. They blew up Deimos in the show and I was like "Could they really do that?" So I calculated the gravitational binding energy of it and found that, yes, they totally could. Permalink Parent 1
Mr_Lobster t1_izknnn4 wrote on December 9, 2022 at 8:20 PM Reply to Phobos' orbit prevents a traditional geostationary space elevator on Mars, but it is possible instead to build a downward space elevator from Phobos itself by Icee777 Better idea: Just blow up Phobos. Gravitational binding energy of Phobos: 4.2 * 10^17 J Energy in a 100 MT Nuke: 4.2 * 10^17 J Permalink 5
Mr_Lobster t1_j0v0ju5 wrote
Reply to comment by thiosk in Phobos' orbit prevents a traditional geostationary space elevator on Mars, but it is possible instead to build a downward space elevator from Phobos itself by Icee777
That actually is where I got the idea. They blew up Deimos in the show and I was like "Could they really do that?" So I calculated the gravitational binding energy of it and found that, yes, they totally could.