volantredx t1_j1x7rhu wrote on December 28, 2022 at 1:47 AM

I mean the idea that we're not leaving behind pristine environments seems to miss the fact that asteroids aren't exactly all that valuable for preservation. They're vast empty deserts of rocks. It's not really the same as Yellowstone. There's also an inconceivably large number of them in space so it's not like humans would run out of preserved giant rocks with no life or interesting features.

ShiftSandShot t1_j1yxq2h wrote on December 28, 2022 at 12:58 PM

Not to mention that they smack into eachother...not frequently, but it's estimated to be a yearly event.

So they're destroying themselves on top of it.

Gregoriel9 t1_j1xxmh2 wrote on December 28, 2022 at 5:22 AM

Can we at least keep apophis? I like that featureless rock.

might_be_not_a_bot t1_j201hqw wrote on December 28, 2022 at 5:56 PM

Dont worry the chicken with names get eaten last

Padhome t1_j1zhdhp wrote on December 28, 2022 at 3:41 PM

Plus there are moons around Jupiter that have several times the water of earth..

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EscapeVelocity83 t1_j21enab wrote on December 28, 2022 at 11:25 PM

We are leaving to create a diversity of pristine environments. We can make historical environments and entirely synthetic ones that never existed. All separated by millions of miles