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it is extremely unlikely that humans can’t live on a Mars, in suitable habitats. One third gee is far closer to one gee in effect than it is zero gee.
by valuearb 6y ago
it is extremely unlikely that humans can’t live on a Mars, in suitable habitats. One third gee is far closer to one gee in effect than it is zero gee.
- ncmncm 6y agoThere is no basis for any kind of quantitative estimate of likelihood. Flatlander wishful thinking is soon fatal out in the asteroid belt. You quickly learn better, or die.
- azernik 6y agoThis is possible, but we don't actually know for sure. Only in the last few years has there been hardware on the ISS capable of creating partial-g for rodents [1], and so far (in published research, at least) it hasn't been used for anything except 1g. [1] https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-017-10998-4 https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-017-10998-4