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I hope it was okay to start this thread, if not, MoOs please delete! (I know there was some mention of satellites in The Moon thread, but I think those theories were heading in another direction...)
Last night I was comparing the Beforetime to our present time, and it occurred to me that if the 2 are at all similar (which I assume they are), the planet in the OC (which I assume is Earth ) would probably have satellites orbiting it. Assuming this, it would make sense to conclude that the satellites were unaffected by the Great White. Although, it's also possible to theorize that they are what enabled the Great White to occur globally in the first place.
If the satellites still orbit the Earth, do you think it's possible that somehow INES could tap into them? I'm not sure how much information they could provide, or even if they would still be functioning after such a long time without maintenance...
BUT, if INES and/or the Teknoguilders could log into their systems, they might be able to get a picture of the planet's current landmasses. The pictures might also indicate which areas are Blacklands and those that are not.
If this information could be reached before the voyage to tLotRQ, it might even be possible to use this information to help on the voyage, i.e. show landmasses where the ships could stop and supply the crews with freshwater.
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That's an interesting thought, Aiofe, and it makes me wonder if Salamander and/or Ariel have already had access to that sort of information: hence how they were able to find tLotRQ in the first place and set up a reglar trade route between it and the Land?
I agree with Ama, it's a really good idea. Actually, short of fibre optic cable, by the stage that the Great White happened, if the INNES systems are to eventually link up again, satellite communication is probably the only way it could happen and I don't think you get fiber optic cable between continents. The only problem is that most of these satellites are in low Earth orbit and some of them are already satellites on their way down. When hubble stops being maintained (cries) it will take about ten years for it to re-enter the atmosphere and, of course, burn up on re-entry. Given that the minimum age of the land is about 200 years, I don't really see how any of them could still be up there.
It's possibly one of the backward reasons (as in the reasons authors come up with to explain things they were going to do anyway) that the moon is so important. Being in high, sustained earth orbit, it will still be there. It could have been used as a back up satellite in case the before-timers were unable to maintain their other ones for whatever reason.
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) would probably have satellites orbiting it. Assuming this, it would make sense to conclude that the satellites were unaffected by the Great White. Although, it's also possible to theorize that they are what enabled the Great White to occur globally in the first place.
