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Haha that was your first thought?
by jpmoyn 8y ago
Haha that was your first thought?
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- ChuckMcM 8y agoI know right? There is so much literature and speculation on what it will take to live on Mars that "source of liquid water in quantity" is a greatly simplifying step that knocks a dozen different failure scenarios off the decision tree. I'm guessing that people aren't seeing how big a deal this is for future colonists.
- andygates 8y agoYeah, but first you've got to drill a mile through the ice cap. Then you've got to fight off the scientific community who are having none of this Conquistador nonsense with your nasty infectious human microbiome wiping out the scientific find of the century. Melting ice is easier _and_ less evil.