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Why do we need to go to Mars? Edit: I realize it’s an unpopular question here, but other than it being cool - why do we need a Mars colony?

• SketchySeaBeast 8y ago
  Quaid told us to.
• adrianN 8y ago
  Why do we need anything?
• deleted 8y ago
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• BLKNSLVR 8y ago
  Off-site backup
  • gotocake 8y ago
    That’s not an argument for Mars, it’s an argument for living somewhere other than just Earth. A distant, low-g, airless, wasteland seems like an odd choice for that. If we’re going to have to terraform, at least Venus has an atmosphere and some tectonic activity, and even space stations or asteroids would be more feasible than Mars. So why Mars?
    • BLKNSLVR 8y ago
      Because I'm nearly through the second book of Kim Stanley Robinson's Mars Trilogy...