Comment Re:So people really have this much time and money? (Score 1) 377
> As for aiming... yes, it is trivial. The Mariana Trench is very big, and GPS quite precise.
No.
> > > There is no possibility of anyone getting it back,
> > Correct. No one ever went down there. Especially not robots.
> Three times in total
Whatever.
> Not much down there. Just lots and lots of water, and very little life.
You don't know that. Touching down stirred up loads of silt so people couldn't see anything.
> Water that takes a very long time to circulate to the surface.
That is true.
> It's a perfect disposal site. Deposit-only, no withdrawals. Cheap. The only place that might get contaminated is a vast expanse of uninhabited nothing.
Based on our current knowledge and even then it's not even close to an undisputed fact.
As we have vast amounts of experience dealing with time frames that are several times longer than even the farthest reaches recorded history, this one is a no-brainer.
What is your take on faster-than-light travel and endless energy? We could use some help there, as well.