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What if in the future we could examine the contents of a particular rock from space? Have instruments sensitive enough to detect the remnants of Vogon breath fr
by snickms 6y ago
What if in the future we could examine the contents of a particular rock from space? Have instruments sensitive enough to detect the remnants of Vogon breath from their visit millions of years ago?
A pristine planet has value beyond 'I want this' IMO - it is an opportunity to perform experiments in an almost perfectly isolated test tube.
As a human, I also find it beautiful. As you say though, this is an anthropocentric view.
- ozim 6y agoWell but it is potential value, what if we never get such sensitive instruments? I expect Mars to be big enough that when we will have such instruments there still be a lot of stuff not touched to use those on.