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What are we supposed to be seeing here? It's still a barren desert on Google Satellite imagery. And even if it wasn't, this town's area is minuscule compared t
by antisthenes 4y ago
What are we supposed to be seeing here? It's still a barren desert on Google Satellite imagery.
And even if it wasn't, this town's area is minuscule compared to the area of the Sahara.
- ceejayoz 4y ago> What are we supposed to be seeing here? Life thriving in an inhospitable place. > And even if it wasn't, this town's area is minuscule compared to the area of the Sahara. As will the first couple hundred/thousand years worth of Mars bases. We'll be building oases first.
- antisthenes 4y ago> Life thriving in an inhospitable place. It's an oasis. Far from an inhospitable place. Certainly an order of magnitude more hospitable than Mars. > As will the first couple hundred/thousand years worth of Mars bases. Do you also intend to live forever to see the exponential leaps in technology required for this?
- ceejayoz 4y ago> It's an oasis. Far from an inhospitable place. The presence of water makes an otherwise inhospitable place attractive. The same is likely to be true on Mars - colonies will be sited near ice for the same reason. Do I intend to live forever? No. I think humans should make plans that benefit future generations, not just our own.