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#1 2024-09-20 20:34:43

tahanson43206
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Ferris Wheel on the Moon

A recent post by Void included an image of a large Ferris Wheel on Earth.

Apparently the world record for a Ferris Wheel on Earth is held by Dubai at 820 feet.

Because the Moon's gravity is less, I'm assuming steel could safely support a Ferris Wheel of 800*6 + 20*6 or 4800 + 120 or 4920 feet.

That would be quite a view over the Lunar landscape.

This topic is available if anyone in the membership were interested in posting about what such a Ferris Wheel might  look like.

The passenger cars would be little life support pods, of course.

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#2 2024-09-20 20:35:17

tahanson43206
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Re: Ferris Wheel on the Moon

This post is reserved for an index to posts that may be contributed by NewMars members over time.

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