Illustration of one of the exotic super-Earth candidates, 55 Cnc e, which are rich in sapphires and rubies and might shimmer in blue and red colors. Credit: Illustration Thibaut Roger
Posted on 12/28/2018 10:20:00 AM PST by Red Badger
Illustration of one of the exotic super-Earth candidates, 55 Cnc e, which are rich in sapphires and rubies and might shimmer in blue and red colors. Credit: Illustration Thibaut Roger
The moon’s surface contains lots of alumina—aluminum oxide. But unless it’s subjected to a lot of pressure far below the surface, enough to grow large sapphire and ruby crystals, it’s worthless.
Ah yes, another ‘science’ article designed to taunt the masses with riches beyond their wildest dreams. Next we’ll have planets made of premium unleaded gasoline and beer.
Jack Daniels!!!
Well, there’s enough natural gas on Titan to supply the entire Earth’s energy needs for a thousand years....................
Rubies and sapphires are routinely ‘grown’ in labs now. They are cheap..................
We already have planets made out of liquified natural gas and alcohol.
I’m waiting for the planet in the sky, that’s made of diamonds.
We could call it “Lucy”.
Planets made of pizza and chocolate ice cream...
There is a theory that ALL Gas Giants have diamond cores................
I’d prefer a Blended Planet..................
I read an article speculating that a burnt out star would be a solid diamond.
Planets like Uranus and Neptune have layers where carbon settles due to its density. The pressure is enough to form diamond—but liquid diamond. Farther down it’s believed the pressure is enough to solidify them again into huge sheets of solid diamond thousands of miles across. And since solid diamond floats in liquid diamond (like water ice in water), they would rain “up” through the liquid diamond until they melt again. So they say.
We just need to develop warp speed travel.
I can no longer deal with this level of indoctrination.
Real “Lucy in the Sky With Diamonds”!
And anti-gravity. Or you wont get off the surface of any planet with gravity 50% higher than Earths. (with chemical propulsion that is.)
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