Richard Callwood III wrote:
> On Tue, 02 Mar 2004 17:55:18 +0100, Marc Roth <mar### [at] rothconsultcom>
> wrote:
> 
> 
>>i think the moon too near/big,
> 
> 
> It's certainly not too big, as Pluto's moon Charon is almost as big as
> Pluto itself.
  hm, i didn't know about that...
> I also don't know what is "too near," but the tides on
> this planet must be indescribably savage.  That is, unless the moon
> has a tidal lock on the planet (which is indeed the case with Pluto).
hehe, i like that, tides of about 50m up and down... no chance for 
harbor-towns
> In this case, tourists must flock from the other side of the planet
> just to have a look at this celestial wonder that they never get to
> see from home.
> 
> POV story-telling!  Is this a new genre?
it would certainly be interesting, like an animation that occurs only in 
the reader's/watcher's mind, less cpu-intensive but much more detailed :)
bye,
	Marc

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