Re: Re : Lunar Solar Power Stations vs. The Glaser Proposal

Geoffrey A. Landis wrote:

... . You lose another factor of
pi from the fact that lunar solar power has to be flat on the surface

Factor of pi? Area of disk is pi r^2 and area of hemisphere is 2 pi r^2.

Should that be a factor of 2?

Hop
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Follow-Ups:
- Re: Re : Lunar Solar Power Stations vs. The Glaser Proposal
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References:
- Re : Lunar Solar Power Stations vs. The Glaser Proposal
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