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Note though that solar panels are half as effective on mars given it's distance to the sun, nuclear is even more important on Mars than on Earth.
by wolfram74 10y ago
Note though that solar panels are half as effective on mars given it's distance to the sun, nuclear is even more important on Mars than on Earth.
- pitt1980 10y agois that true? how much effectiveness are you gaining with the thinner atmosphere?
- hxegon 10y agoDefinitely not as much as you are losing to the inverse square law https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Inverse-square_law#Light_and_other_electromagnetic_radiation https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Inverse-square_law#Light_and_o...
- Symmetry 10y agoIt's about 40% of Earth's surface before accounting for the thinner atmosphere and about 60% after.
- benchaney 10y agoTrue, but there is a ton of open space on mars. They can just cover more area to make up for it. Plus the lack of real weather would make the solar panels more consistent.