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It's easier to settle: more gravity, more atmospheric pressure, more resources and we haven't been there yet. Plenty of reasons to go to the moon as well but no
by duckymcduckface 7y ago
It's easier to settle: more gravity, more atmospheric pressure, more resources and we haven't been there yet. Plenty of reasons to go to the moon as well but nothing that could inspire a generation like a Mars mission could.
- BurningFrog 7y agoI think the Moon is vastly easier to settle since Earth is just a few days away, as opposed to 1-2 years. That beats every other consideration, ease-wise.
- kart23 7y agoMeteorites will be a serious problem. Theres no atmosphere on the moon, which means everything gets through.
- BurningFrog 7y agoDoes the super this Martian atmosphere do a much better job? I suppose it handles the sand grain sized ones at least, and they might be 99% of the problem. IDK. Either way, I think any full time habitats will have to be underground ob both Moon and Mars because of the radiation.