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You don’t understand the very rational reasons Mars is so much more attractive and easier to colonize than the moon. • Mars requires less fuel to reach and lan
by valuearb 6y ago
You don’t understand the very rational reasons Mars is so much more attractive and easier to colonize than the moon.
• Mars requires less fuel to reach and land on, and you can land far larger cargo and crew on Mars.
• Its far easier to make fuel for return trips on Mars. This is an enormous force multiplier, enabling landing even larger cargo and crews.
• The moon is a barren desert with far less scientific value and far fewer usable resources.
• the moon is far more hostile to human life. It’s temperature extremes are about four times as great, and last two weeks vs a single day. Mars is awash in water at every location, the moon is virtually devoid of water. Having an atmosphere,,even a thin one makes Mars much more habitable.
- jasonwatkinspdx 6y agoIt takes considerably more delta v to get to mars than the moon: https://external-preview.redd.it/U5iH7huE5qKth7ZFvipXt8vzaFOO99qHFh9o9_SkLLk.png?auto=webp&s=d145ac9ae496abe35fae86fc11a584d62fe42592 https://external-preview.redd.it/U5iH7huE5qKth7ZFvipXt8vzaFO...
- valuearb 6y agoNope, because your chart doesn’t include the fact we will aerobrake on a Mars, requiring only a few hundred meters/sec for final landing burn, instead of the 2,500 meters/sec Luna requires. Also you can easily make return fuel on Mars, which massively changes your payload to fuel ratio for the trip there.