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PostPosted: Fri Jun 04, 2010 1:20 am 
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http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/sci/tech/3492919.stm

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PostPosted: Fri Jun 04, 2010 2:17 am 
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Hmmm, only 50 light years away. Kind of puts diamonds rarity into perspective.

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It seems while in our planet diamond is a relative rarity but space seems to be full of them.i had earlier read that pluto has oceans of diamonds,

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Astronomy isn't my strong suit, but if that is true, the abundance of carbon could also be a good indication that extraterrestrial biological processes might be much more common than we suspect as well.


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allen wrote:
Hmmm, only 50 light years away. Kind of puts diamonds rarity into perspective.


Shhhh, keep that under wraps or De Beers will begin mining operations in deep space. Image

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Barbra: A very common argument/inference... probably second most common after the 'X numbers of Galaxies, with Y numbers of solar systems, that have Z numbers of planets in the 'habitable zone' makes for a number that makes Earth much much MUCH more common than a fine, unheated, 10 ct Burmese Ruby'.... :P.

The two most common elements in the universe are hydrogen and helium. Our element-generators are our stars. Hydrogen is most likely to form Helium. Helium is most likely to form Carbon (via the 'Triple Alpha Process'). So yes, Carbon is not only abundant... but the most likely result when all that hydrogen and helium undergoes nuclear reaction.


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That's huge, i want it! :twisted: Thats definitively a museum piece lol 8)

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So making a checklist:
    Flight Crew
    Australian Flag (to claim it)
    Rope and Chain
    Plasma Powered Rocket

Anyone have a rocket handy that I can borrow for this adventure? I wonder.. which grading lab can get this work done for me hmm..


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