Comments on: Habitable planets: more value for your dollar.

By: greg

greg — Fri, 25 Sep 2009 04:16:35 +0000

Base 10.

By: Centauri Dreams » Blog Archive » How Much Is a Planet Worth?

Centauri Dreams » Blog Archive » How Much Is a Planet Worth? — Tue, 24 Mar 2009 13:51:57 +0000

[...] will likely be discovered within the next year using radial velocity methods from the ground. His formula for calculating its value is worth reading [...]

By: andy

andy — Sun, 22 Mar 2009 23:07:04 +0000

For further clarification, is the logarithm supposed to be base e or base 10?

By: Astrodicticum Simplex

Astrodicticum Simplex — Wed, 18 Mar 2009 11:08:06 +0000

Wieviel kostet ein Planet?…

Wieviel ist ein Planet wert? Eine neue Formel gibt die Antwort……

By: greg

greg — Tue, 17 Mar 2009 20:31:57 +0000

Lab Lemming —

Nice try. Bernie Madoff, however, has already collected the hat for Venus:

By: Lab Lemming

Lab Lemming — Tue, 17 Mar 2009 08:45:48 +0000

I’d like that hat.
http://lablemminglounge.blogspot.com/2009/03/habitable-planet-bubble.html

By: greg

greg — Mon, 16 Mar 2009 16:05:53 +0000

(1) Moons do count.

(2) Clarification for the pricing formula: Any year prior to 2009 counts as 2009. I don’t think Mars is undervalued — I’d gladly sell it for $13,988. In fact, I think it has negative “habitability” utility in the sense that much more money will be sunk into Mars than it’s capable of returning on investment…

By: andy

andy — Mon, 16 Mar 2009 15:13:25 +0000

I think you are undervaluing Mars by using a far too modern value for the planet’s discovery date.

By: Lab Lemming

Lab Lemming — Mon, 16 Mar 2009 11:23:03 +0000

Do moons count?