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Ovid, Metamorphoses, 8 CE
Robert Massey, "On Rosetta and Philae," 2014
Drawings from the Kometenbuch, 1587
Rosetta, Comet 67P / Churyumov-Gerasimenko, 2014 (via esa)
Architectural explorations abound for potential dwellings on larger astronomical bodies (planets and moons), but much less attention has been paid to inhabiting smaller elements such as comets and asteroids. Lack of atmosphere and gravity as well as the presence of complex orbit or trajectory taking it away from a dedicated, comprehensible heat source (like a star) certainly contribute to this pragmatic disinterest. However, futurists or Stanley Kubrick or Hunter S. Thompson enthusiasts might find riding this hog of a heavenly body to provide quite a thrill, especially if the trajectory posits eventual returns to Earth. However, the sheer time it would take for this ride to be perceived as anything but a silent dance in rotating light and dark probably prohibits much speculation.
