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Good points comparing colonizing Mars to colonizing places on Earth such as Antarctica, the Sahara, or the bottom of the oceans.
by dsjoerg 11y ago
Good points comparing colonizing Mars to colonizing places on Earth such as Antarctica, the Sahara, or the bottom of the oceans.
- nkrisc 11y agoI can't tell if you're being sarcastic or not, but I think it's a fair comparison given that those Earth-based locations are easier to colonize, yet haven't been.
- Nadya 11y agoWe have permanent bases in Antarctica. Could we establish a colony there? Very likely. Given we have some people live there nearly year round, I'm sure we could, actually. But why would we? The "why?" for Mars is "What happens if Earth is fucked Completely, royally, and absolutely fucked." What happens when a catastrophic event wipes out all life on Earth? Colonizing Antarctica or the Sahara does nothing to ensure human survival in that case. But putting people on Mars and creating a self-sufficient colony? As long as Mars isn't fucked too - humans might live on. There are plenty of people who are interested in human survival.
- davidw 11y agoI was driving around near Oregon's lake Abert a month or so ago, and got to thinking "if people can live here, Mars shouldn't be that hard". Kidding, but... not too much. That's some desolate, high, dry, hot and cold country out there. https://www.google.com/maps/place/Lake+Abert,+Oregon+97630/@43.0558282,-119.9780806,3a,75y,18.92h,93.57t/data=!3m7!1e1!3m5!1sJkbX7zeow2I6loPiy-5-6Q!2e0!6s%2F%2Fgeo3.ggpht.com%2Fcbk%3Fpanoid%3DJkbX7zeow2I6loPiy-5-6Q%26output%3Dthumbnail%26cb_client%3Dmaps_sv.tactile.gps%26thumb%3D2%26w%3D203%26h%3D100%26yaw%3D279.49475%26pitch%3D0!7i3328!8i1664!4m2!3m1!1s0x54b62a9e9e47ccbd:0x704ecbcb17545725!5m1!1e4!6m1!1e1 https://www.google.com/maps/place/Lake+Abert,+Oregon+97630/@...