The Minmus Thread.

[Bobhendly]

That's an Idea xD

There has to be SOMETHING realworld that makes sense, even if it's rediculous (i.e. Giant mass of mint ice cream).

The Ice lakes/ salt flats could be something akin to broken safety glass. The color is correct and it can exist under the temperture conditions.

I Got it! Minmus is made of crystal meth!

[WillHop]

I Got it! Minmus is made of crystal meth!

*insert Breaking Bad joke here*

[Ahmed]

Maybe Minimus is made of Manganese(II) oxide? It appear as green and gray crystals or powder. I dont know is it possible to achive crystal or powder form in vacum but for me it looks like Minimus surface.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manganese(II)_oxide

[StalinislavStalinovich]

Maybe it is made out of frozen Mountain Dew? That would explain why everybody loves it so much !

[Brotoro]

Minmus is a Small Kerbol System Body that was captured early on by the planet Kerbin. It is composed primarily of water ice surrounding a core of unknown extremely dense matter. When Minmus was young, and its crust was still in a liquid state and before it lost its thin carbon dioxide atmosphere, a species of microorganism thrived in its oceans. This microorganism secreted copious quantities of lipids, hexahydrothymol, chlorophyll, and resins which remain in the crust of Minmus today.

This theory explains why Minmus can exist as close as it does to Kerbol: As the ice of Minmus's crust sublimes in the vacuum of space, the resin is left behind and forms a barrier to further sublimation. This theory also explains why the crust of Minmus tastes like mint ice cream, and why it is such a popular destination for spacefaring kerbals who are running low on snacks.

[lajoswinkler]

When I mentioned safety glass in another thread the other day, I merely thought about how it looks to me, not what it should be.

Safety glass is an artificial product, impossible to find in nature, but it's certainly less absurd (and less tasty) than mint ice cream.

Minmus can't be water ice because it would sublime that close to the Sun. Water ice, just like many other molecular solids, sublimes when its temperature is close enough to its melting point. It takes really low temperatures to ensure the rate of sublimation is so low that the time to lose a solid macroscopic sample is reasonably long, something like the age of Solar system or universe. That's why you can have primordial ice in space, where the temperature is close to 0 K.

The best approximation is that it has a thick crust made of some kind of salt or a mixture of salts. The body itself is pure fiction, impossible in reality, but this is the closest explanation.

Resins would not be possible. They would degrade under radiation over the huge time spans just like any other organic material.

Edited October 8, 2013 by lajoswinkler

[Sylandro]

Brotoro, you deserve a high-five if you let me.

[Captain Sierra]

That's glass with some other impurrities in it.

Look enough like minmus?

[DannySwish]

I'll just stick with my theory of it being a giant, green styrofoam ball. Mint ice cream also sounds pretty good.

[Kinglet]

Minmus is made of mint ice cream. Every year, a huge alien ship comes to get mint ice creams supplies. That's why it is so small

[Van Disaster]

It's a giant space sponge. Every now and then it wakes up briefly and eats a rover for sustenance.

[Rage097]

That's glass with some other impurrities in it.

Look enough like minmus?

That looks EXACTLY like Minmus's lakes. And at the poster who said maganese (II) Oxide could be an ingredient: That would explain the dark patches on the tops of mountains.

So far, we have these theories

LAKES: Salt/salt mixture, shattered glass, solid but impure glass, mint ice cream.

Surface: Maganese (II) Oxide, Calcium carbonate, more ice cream.

[Deadpangod3]

That looks EXACTLY like Minmus's lakes. And at the poster who said maganese (II) Oxide could be an ingredient: That would explain the dark patches on the tops of mountains.

So far, we have these theories

LAKES: Salt/salt mixture, shattered glass, solid but impure glass, mint ice cream.

Surface: Maganese (II) Oxide, Calcium carbonate, more ice cream.

Don't forget the kethane core

[Pwnstarr]

Malachite

[Rage097]

Minmus is home to Kerbahkiin, Krakenborn!

[fatfluffycat]

Minmus is home to Kerbahkiin, Krakenborn!

Why did I laugh at this?

[Rage097]

Why did I laugh at this?

Because it was funny or stupid enough to be funny...or sad enough that you chuckle at the sheer amount of stupidity.

I'm hoping it's because it was funny.

[Bobhendly]

*insert Breaking Bad joke here*

"What was that you were asking me? Oh- The stupid plastic containers I wanted you to buy, You see, Hydrofloric acid will not melt through plastic....

It WILL, However, Melt through Metal... Stone.. Ceramic.... Glass..

So Theres that,

(Gore drips from hole in ceiling)

[WillHop]

"What was that you were asking me? Oh- The stupid plastic containers I wanted you to buy, You see, Hydrofloric acid will not melt through plastic....

It WILL, However, Melt through Metal... Stone.. Ceramic.... Glass..

So Theres that,

(Gore drips from hole in ceiling)

I have to admit, I haven't actually seen Breaking Bad, so that went right over my head..

[Moon Goddess]

That looks EXACTLY like Minmus's lakes. And at the poster who said maganese (II) Oxide could be an ingredient: That would explain the dark patches on the tops of mountains.

So far, we have these theories

LAKES: Salt/salt mixture, shattered glass, solid but impure glass, mint ice cream.

Surface: Maganese (II) Oxide, Calcium carbonate, more ice cream.

You forgot about Nitronite/Hexagen compound.

[Depth]

GUYS! Guys, I got the answer!

[WillHop]

Well, can't argue with that.

[Captain Sierra]

Accidental double post. Flag + delete.

Edited October 9, 2013 by Captain Sierra
double post

[Captain Sierra]

Flour + Water =/=

That looks EXACTLY like Minmus's lakes.

[Sylandro]

We've got our answer, buddies!