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# 22268 bysailor.barsoom on March 6, 2009, 11:31 p.m.
Member since 2022-08-22
> Good point, about the nickel,,,also a good reason to
> stress seeking nickel/iron asteroids as resource
> material, possibly captured in L4/L5.
from time to time, asking if anything is known. The
general consensus seems to be "It's quite possible
something is there, but nobody really knows."
If there is, then you have the best of both worlds: the
extremely low gravity and superior composition of the
asteroids but the proximity of the Moon. The only
drawback (assuming it's there at all) I can think of is
that it could turn out to be a navigation hazard at
Lagrangia.
How difficult (or expensive) a project would it be to
find out? To rule it in or out once and for all? How
big an object could there be without us knowing about
it already?