Full G on the Moon or other small bodies?

On Jan 12, 2007, at 20:39 UTC, ANTIcarrot wrote:

> It's going to appear slanted anyway. The outside wall of your torus
> will be further from the center than the inside wall.

That'll be pretty negligible the design I've been picturing, where the
major diameter is much larger than the minor diameter. But you're
right, there would be such a minor effect (or major, if the wheel isn't
mostly empty in the middle).

> If the structure is designed to allow people to adjust from 0.17G
> to 1G you might as well make it parabola shaped and give them more
> options than all or nothing.

I thought the point wasn't to allow for adjustment, but rather to make
an entire 1G city so people wouldn't *have* to adjust. But you make a
good point here -- you could shape it like a parabola, and have the
whole range of available gravities, just like a multi-deck or spherical
space habitat.

Best,
- Joe

Joe Strout -- joe@...