Newsgroups: sci.astro
From: tao@mace.Princeton.EDU (Alexander Naiba)
Subject: REPAINTING VENUS
Date: Sun, 12 Dec 1993 05:20:11 GMT

I am firmly convinced that in all the galaxy, indeed in all the COSMOS,
there is no Earth-like planet which have the same continents and seas as
ours.  No planet could possibly look exactly like ours from space.  Is
there another "Europe" elsewhere in the universe? No, I say!  I am almost
sort of totally convinced.  Earth is UNIQUE.

I also believe no civilization other than ours has ever evolved, for our
civilization evolved in Mesopotamia, and there is NO copy of Mesopotamia
anywhere else in the cosmos.

However, we have a perfect chance to DUPLICATE our earth and create a
FRESHLY PAINTED new world for humanity, for Venus is the same size for our
earth.

Firstly, though, I should mention that the colors of the planets of the
solar system are not to be taken for granted.  This is an example of the
weak thinking leadership we have now, to always think that Uranus (for
example) will always be green for perpetuity.

NASA should amass 7,238,000,000 metric tons of blue and green paint by 2004
and REPAINT VENUS in Cosmically acceptable colors, and reproduce the
continents of Antartica, Europe, Asia, Africa, Australia, and the Americas.
This will be the triumph of all mankind's technology to date.  It will be
something that history will remember for ever - when children look up and
see 300,000,000,000 cubic miles of rock painted in bright watercolors up
in the sky, they will know that we are a truly magnificent species.

Forget about introducing blue-green algae or moving Venus's orbit to cool
it down (and thus try to change its color).  Painting Venus directly is the
only, only way for Venus to become a BORN-AGAIN EARTH.

Please do not dismiss this project by declaring it as silly, useless, or
impractical.  I don't care!  Nasa should repaint Venus by 2004, No excuses!

I cannot accept that we do not have the resources to change the colors of
creation at will.  If we do not, then we are nothing but speechless slaves
to the status quo of the universe.

Please, please, I want suggestions on how this major accomplishment can be
done.


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VENUS HAS INERTIA.  EQUIVALENCE OF VENUS AND MASS: 1/2 m_v v^2 >> E_humanity
ALTER EARTH'S COLORS AND HUES - STOP EPIDEMICS OF CANCER CHOLERA, AIDS, ETC.
VENUS MUST BE GIVEN A NEAR-EARTH APPEARANCE TO BECOME A BORN-AGAIN EARTH