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| − | The book {{wp|Mining_the_Sky:_Untold_Riches_from_the_Asteroids%2C_Comets%2C_and_Planets|Mining the Sky}} by {{wp|John_S._Lewis|John S. Lewis}} explains in some detail what abundant resources are available in our solar system, even in near-Earth orbits. | + | The book {{wp|Mining_the_Sky:_Untold_Riches_from_the_Asteroids%2C_Comets%2C_and_Planets|Mining the Sky}} by {{wp|John_S._Lewis|John S. Lewis}} explains in some detail what abundant resources are available in our solar system, even in near-Earth orbits. For example, the near-Earth asteroid {{wp|(6178)_1986_DA|(6178) 1986 DA}} contains 10,000 tons of gold, 100,000 tons of platinum, 10 billion tons of iron and a billion tons of nickel. |
See {{wp|Solar_power_satellite|solar power satellite}} and {{wp|Solar_furnace|solar furnace}} for harnessing the energy of the sun in space. | See {{wp|Solar_power_satellite|solar power satellite}} and {{wp|Solar_furnace|solar furnace}} for harnessing the energy of the sun in space. | ||
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The book Mining the Sky 
by John S. Lewis explains in some detail what abundant resources are available in our solar system, even in near-Earth orbits. For example, the near-Earth asteroid (6178) 1986 DA contains 10,000 tons of gold, 100,000 tons of platinum, 10 billion tons of iron and a billion tons of nickel.
See solar power satellite and solar furnace for harnessing the energy of the sun in space.
See also
- Fundamental resources (on Earth)
