Astronomical Asteroids

asteriodThe Friday File: While getting there may be very hard, the technological challenges significant, and the risk huge – to say the least – asteroid mining may be amazingly lucrative. In the asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter there are over a million asteroids with a combined value estimated to be $700 quintillion, or $100 billion per earthling. Topping the list, the asteroid Davida with a value of $27 quintillion.

Leave a Reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Learn how your comment data is processed.