To hollow it out a little wouldn't affect anything significantly and if you were thinking of hollowing it out to something like a shell you'd have to remove the spoil. You might risk cave-ins inside also despite the low gravity. But none of that would affect the orbit as far as I can see. Phobos is locked to Mars because of its irregular shape, as our moon is locked Earth. If you evened it out you would free it to spin at some other rate, possibly deliberately chosen.
Were you thinking of the 'face on Mars'? Nasa released a picture of that area when more detail was available and showed it to be a normal looking hill. Imagination is important; that is where new theories and methods come from. But it's results have to pass the test of a proper scientific examination. The 'face' failed that test.
A humanoid robot could use its arms to assist in jumping. They could press down just above the knee when it jumps from a crouched position. That would give a stronger force. Also, the current from the nuclear electric-generator could be stored beforehand to give greater power.
With a video camera, such a robot could jump hundreds of metres, getting different views of the terrain. It could have a protective covering to prevent damage and also a stabilising gyro to set it for landing. It could bring samples to a larger vehicle for spectral analysis. There are lots of things it could do. Could a nuclear power system be fitted in a small robot, perhaps 8-12 inches (20-30cm) tall?
A humanoid robot on a mission like this would probably need to be nuclear powered, to generate enough electricity. It could use the main vehicle's computer for most of its processing. Wouldn't children on earth enjoy being able to send messages to it? I think a good name for it would be Yuri or Atomic. What do you think?
To hollow it out a little wouldn't affect anything significantly and if you were thinking of hollowing it out to something like a shell you'd have to remove the spoil. You might risk cave-ins inside also despite the low gravity. But none of that would affect the orbit as far as I can see. Phobos is locked to Mars because of its irregular shape, as our moon is locked Earth. If you evened it out you would free it to spin at some other rate, possibly deliberately chosen.
andrewburbidge 4 years ago
that is a weird moon,looks like an imprint of a face on it
cripplewoox 4 years ago
Could you give a bit more information on that? Where is the face?
andrewburbidge 4 years ago
Were you thinking of the 'face on Mars'? Nasa released a picture of that area when more detail was available and showed it to be a normal looking hill. Imagination is important; that is where new theories and methods come from. But it's results have to pass the test of a proper scientific examination. The 'face' failed that test.
andrewburbidge 4 years ago
A humanoid robot could use its arms to assist in jumping. They could press down just above the knee when it jumps from a crouched position. That would give a stronger force. Also, the current from the nuclear electric-generator could be stored beforehand to give greater power.
andrewburbidge 4 years ago
With a video camera, such a robot could jump hundreds of metres, getting different views of the terrain. It could have a protective covering to prevent damage and also a stabilising gyro to set it for landing. It could bring samples to a larger vehicle for spectral analysis. There are lots of things it could do. Could a nuclear power system be fitted in a small robot, perhaps 8-12 inches (20-30cm) tall?
andrewburbidge 4 years ago
When I thought more about it Buzz seemed to be a good name also but perhaps there is a trade mark on a flying robot called Buzz.
andrewburbidge 4 years ago
A humanoid robot on a mission like this would probably need to be nuclear powered, to generate enough electricity. It could use the main vehicle's computer for most of its processing. Wouldn't children on earth enjoy being able to send messages to it? I think a good name for it would be Yuri or Atomic. What do you think?
andrewburbidge 4 years ago