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	3554 Amun at AllExperts
		3554 Amun is an M-type Aten asteroid (meaning it crosses Earth's orbit) and a Venus-crosser.
		It was discovered on 4 March, 1986 by Carolyn and Eugene Shoemaker at Mount Palomar Observatory.
		Amun was once considered metallic, based on its M-type spectrum.
	en.allexperts.com /e/0/3554_amun.htm (166 words)

	Massive quantities of ice crystals on Mars
		That distinction belongs to the NEA known as 3554 Amun.
		Amun is only two kilometers in diameter, the size of a typical open-pit mine on Earth, with a mass of thirty billion (3x10^10) tons.
		Not counting the value of its major nonmetallic components (such as carbon, nitrogen, sulfur, and phosphorus) and its minor and trace nonmetallic components (such as germanium, gallium, arsenic, and antimony), the total market value of Amun in Earth's metals market is $20,000 billion.
	www.xent.com /pipermail/fork/2002-May/012143.html (937 words)

	Why Build Orbital Space Colonies?
		3554 Amun is about the size of a typical open-pit mine on Earth, with a mass of roughly thirty billion tons.
		The nickel and iron in Amun are worth something like $8 trillion, the platinum-group metals perhaps $6 trillion, and the cobalt maybe another $6 trillion.
		3554 Amun is pretty easy to get to and it's only one of several hundred asteroids that cross Earth's orbit.
	space.alglobus.net /Basics/why.html (12584 words)

	Terraformers Society of Canada - Colonization of Asteroids
		For a year starting in February 2000, Eros was orbited by the NEAR Shoemaker probe, which photographed the asteroid in great detail and then landed on its surface.
		3554 Amun is an Earth-orbit-crossing M-type asteroid with an estimated diameter of 2.5 kilometers.
		John S. Lewis estimates that its mineral content could be worth US$20 trillion in today's dollars, with US$8 trillion worth of iron and nickel, US$6 trillion worth of cobalt, and US$6 trillion worth of platinum family metals.
	society.terraformers.ca /content/view/56/104 (616 words)

	Riches in the Sky: The Promise of Asteroid Mining - Associated Content
		To get an idea of just how much wealth is to be had from asteroids, one can examine 3554 Amun, a mile wide lump of iron, nickel, cobalt, platinum, and other metals that has an orbit closely resembling that of Earth's.
		Though it is one of the smallest known metallic asteroids, 3554 Amun contains thirty times as much metal as has ever been mined by human beings in the history of Earth.
		3554 Amun...this is one of my homewrok asignments....so i would really appreciate it.
	www.associatedcontent.com /article/11560/riches_in_the_sky_the_promise_of_asteroid.html (833 words)

	Personal Finance Advice - » Getting REALLY Rich - 3554 Amun
		There are three key things to know about 3554 Amun: First, its orbit crosses that of Earth; second, it’s the smallest M-class (metal-bearing) asteroid yet discovered; and finally, it contains (at today’s prices) roughly $8 trillion worth of iron and nickel, $6 trillion of cobalt, and $6 trillion of platinum like metals.
		Allowing 3554 Amun to crash (and there is NO other way to say it) into Earth is EXACTLY the kind of thing scientists are trying to prevent, NOT encourage.
		The reason I suggest an autonomous miner is that operating such a unit in “real time” would have the drawback of a “lag time” between giving the unit a command and it receiving it, a time that would range from about 6 to 30 minutes (double that if you wanted a response.)
	www.pfadvice.com /2006/02/27/getting-really-rich-3554-amun (498 words)

	3554 Amun sur l'encyclopédie Recherche.fr (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
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		L'astéroïde 3554 Amun a été découvert par Carolyn et Eugene M. Shoemaker le 4 mars 1986.
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	www.recherche.fr /encyclopedie/3554_Amun (371 words)

	Space Settlement
		If transportation to orbit is inexpensive following development of the tourist industry, much of Earth's power could be provided from space, simultaneously providing a large profitable business and dramatically reducing pollution on Earth.
		Asteroidal Metals John Lewis, in Mining the Sky: Untold Riches from the Asteroids, Comets, and Planets estimates that the current market value of the metals in 3554 Amun, one small nearby asteroid, is about $20 trillion.
		Once we can easily launch thousands of people into orbit, and build giant solar power satellites, it shouldn't be too difficult to retrieve 3554 Amun and other asteroids to supply Earth with all the metals we will ever need.
	www.nss.org /settlement/nasa/basics_how.html (1199 words)

	estenger.com : Space and Money (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		It's a space rock about 2 kilometers in diameter that looks as if it might have fallen straight out of The Little Prince.
		There are three key things to know about 3554 Amun: First, its orbit crosses that of Earth; second, it's the smallest M-class (metal-bearing) asteroid yet discovered; and finally, it contains (at today's prices) roughly $8 trillion worth of iron and nickel, $6 trillion of cobalt, and $6 trillion of platinumlike metals.
		In other words, whoever owns Amun could become 450 times as wealthy as Bill Gates.
	www.estenger.com /display.php?id=935 (310 words)

	amun
		Amun summary with 8 pages pages of encyclopedia entries, essays, summaries, research information, and more.
		C A T A R A C T. Crociera Amun.
		anno chiede ad Amun Re di prolungargli la vita.
	www.cercain.it /Hosting-Domini/Domini/amun-2.html (201 words)

	Enough Space For Making A Profit
		Wingo details the value of 3554 Amun, a Near Earth Asteroid, which he claims amounts to $20 trillion dollars worth of metal, that would easily enable a complete switch to the Hydrogen Economy.
		'Four out of every one hundred craters on the Moon were made by asteroids of the same material as Amun' he adds.
		The author says that of the estimated 28,000 big meteors on the Moon, that made a crater of at least 1 kilometer in diameter, between 15% - 63% would have their mass still preserved- due to their low impact velocity, and because no oxidization has occurred due to the lack of oxygen on the Moon.
	spacewar.com /news/oped-04ze.html (1903 words)

	Amun Stories - RoomforMilk News Feed from Slashdot (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		Mar 2nd, 2006 · This CNNMoney story discusses the financial future of space travel.
		In particular it gives some nice names and numbers, such as Bezos, Musk and 3554 Amun.
		3554 Amun is an small metalic asteroid that crosses Earth's pass (not on collission course) and …
	www.roomformilk.com /find/amun (90 words)

	Tom Bissell - A Comet's Tale
		Its density, Ostro explained, was twice that of any object of terrestrial origin, and to cut it open would reveal an interior as bright as freshly forged steel.
		The smallest known M-type asteroid, 3554 Amun, with a radius of only 500 meters, is thought to contain $1 trillion worth of nickel, $800 billion worth of iron, and $700 billion worth of platinum.
		Since towing it back to Earth would be counterproductively expensive, and likely to result in the collapse of the world market for fine metals, these figures are, for now, lit with little more than the neon of sci-fi dreams.
	www.wesjones.com /comet.htm (10509 words)

	Slashdot \| The Financial Future of Space Travel
		3554 Amun is an small metalic asteroid that crosses Earth's pass
		554 Amun may well have billions of precious metals inside, it'll be easier to reach than the moon BUT it's also moving at a fair old whack and actually parking it in orbit is going to be a whole different problem.
		I did some quick research on 3554 Amun, and it is expected to contain Iron, Nickel, Cobalt, and the Platinum group including: platinum, osmium, iridium, palladium, etc.
	rss.slashdot.org /Slashdot/slashdot?m=4008 (7179 words)

	GodbeyWorks - To Boldly Go by Robert Godbey
		In 2020 one of the smallest near Earth Asteroids (NEA) will cross our orbit and be easier to reach than the moon.
		This metal-bearing (M-class) NEA is called 3554 Amun and contains, roughly in today’s dollars, $8 trillion worth of iron and nickel, $6 trillion of cobalt and another $6 trillion in platinum-like metals.
		One two-kilometer in diameter space rock is worth $20 trillion and that’s the smallest one.
	www.godbeyworks.com /articles/fullarticle.php?ID=88 (2525 words)

	FactMe.com - Your Interesting Fact of the Day
		The asteroid "3554 Amun" will cross the Earth's orbit in 2020.
		It contains (at today's prices) roughly $8 trillion worth of iron and nickel, $6 trillion of cobalt, and $6 trillion of platinum-like metals.
		Pluto is the size of the lower forty-eight states of the US.
	www.factme.com /category7.html (1552 words)

	Lifeboat Foundation AsteroidShield: Asteroid Shield
		This is our favorite solution although it is more complicated than simply nudging an asteroid a little.
		The smallish near-Earth asteroid (3554 Amun) contains metals worth about $20 trillion (that's not a misprint, it's trillion with a 'tr') at today's prices [2].
		Pale Blue Dot, expressed concerns about deflection technology: that any method capable of deflecting impactors away from Earth could also be abused to divert non-threatening bodies toward the planet.
	lifeboat.com /ex/asteroid.shield (3497 words)

	Captain's Quarters: Comment on Bruce Willis, Call Your Agent (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		Finally, some of those rocks could be the source of considerable wealth.
		One Earth approacher, a small, one mile rock, 3554 Amun, has thirty times more metal than has ever been mined on Earth in human history with a worth of about twenty trillion dollars.
		Posted by Mark Whittington at November 17, 2006 06:38 AM I think you understate the threat:
	www.captainsquartersblog.com /mt/yakityyak.cgi?entry_id=8532 (936 words)

	GameSpot Forums - Science Fiction and Cartoon Discussion Board - Fact of the day or week (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		The average American house built in 2005 was 2,349 square feet in size, a 12% increase from ten years ago.
		> In other words, whoever owns Amun could become 450 times as wealthy as Bill Gates.
		According to the U.S. Commerce Department's Bureau of Economic Analysis, Americans spent more than they earned in 2005 -- a negative savings rate of 0.5% for the year.
	www.gamespot.com /pages/forums/show_msgs.php?topic_id=23889157&page=2 (1527 words)

	Some Thoughts Regarding Presidential Science Advisor John Marburger's Speech on Space Exploration and Utilization \| ...
		Just think, Earth/Mars cyclers that are also gas stations!
		Also, as Dr. John Lewis pointed out in his book "Mining the Sky" the smallest NEO (3554 Amun) that has been characterized as a metallic body, has an aggregate Earth market value of 20 trillion dollars!
		Just think about how the inclusion of such a resource into the American economy would change the level of benefits for baby boomers that will begin retiring in a few years.
	www.comspacewatch.com /news/viewnews.html?id=1116 (3436 words)

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