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Alderson disk

An Alderson disk (named after Dan Alderson, its originator) is a hypothetical artificial astronomical megastructure, similar to the ring in Larry Niven's Ringworld and the Dyson sphere. The disk is a giant platter with a thickness of several thousand kilometers. The Sun rests in the hole at the center of the disk. The outer perimeter of an Alderson disk…

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Alderson disk

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Alderson disk → Alderson, An Alderson, Earth, Earth's, Godwheel, If, In, Larry Niven, Malibu Comics' Ultraverse, Over, Since, The, The Godwheel

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Alderson diskrelated to In popular cultureAn Alderson0.60section
Alderson diskrelated to In popular cultureGodwheel0.60section
Alderson diskrelated to In popular cultureMalibu Comics' Ultraverse0.60section

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