Thread:CaptainMcToasty/@comment-24901923-20140909022325

The mass drivers aren't exactly towers in the Moon is a harsh Mistress, I've rediscovered. They're really long magnetic catapults strung along the ground with a gentle slope, ending at the peak of a very high mountain where the ship, etc, flies out, preferably in as high an altitude and therefore as thin an atmosphere as possible. Proximity to the equator is preferred but not nearly as important as the former. India is an ideal region due to having both. Very long ridges to the west of the mountain to build on are also preferred. Potential mountains noted in the book: Nanda Devi, India. Chimborazo, Ecaudor. Aconcagua, Argentina. Altoplano, Argentina. Mt Mckinley, Alaska. Mauna Loa, Hawaii. Kilimanjaro, Tanzania. Popocatepetl, Mexico. Logan, Canada. 