EarthSolar t1_j8sfkii wrote on February 16, 2023 at 5:02 PM

Reply to comment by prof_chaos7 in Hypothetically Can us humans build an artificial planet? by prof_chaos7

Millions. Good luck finding the material as well

chibbychibbs t1_j8si97u wrote on February 16, 2023 at 5:19 PM

Billions, and good luck dealing with the constant shifting of tectonic plates. Nothing will end up where you want it

FollowKick t1_j8sj4xa wrote on February 16, 2023 at 5:25 PM

Trillions, and good luck doing this all without your mother finding out.

thedrakeequator t1_j8sjwm5 wrote on February 16, 2023 at 5:29 PM

She hates it when I construct biospheres

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thedrakeequator t1_j8sjtdt wrote on February 16, 2023 at 5:29 PM

We could probably take a couple of moons out of Saturn and smash them together.

But it would make more sense to just settle them, or deconstruct them and turn them into orbital structures.

EarthSolar t1_j8slfws wrote on February 16, 2023 at 5:39 PM

Last I checked like 95% the mass of the moons of Saturn are within Titan. You’re not really getting any benefit slamming the smaller moons, aside from destroying their own wonders and create a slightly bigger moon that’s just about as useless and probably way more boring.

thedrakeequator t1_j8smk3y wrote on February 16, 2023 at 5:46 PM

Well yeah, building a planet using resources in our solar system is kind of useless in the first place.