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> Well, we're going to have to colonize mars at one point. That's not a debate. I don't know why people say this like it's a fact. It'd be cheaper to fix the p
by JohnMakin 3y ago
> Well, we're going to have to colonize mars at one point. That's not a debate.
I don't know why people say this like it's a fact. It'd be cheaper to fix the planet. Even if it weren't, the moon is many magnitudes closer. Also, "terraforming" mars isn't even possible. Mars has no magnetosphere - if you managed to create an atmosphere at all, it would be promptly blown away by solar winds and radiation.
- MagicMoonlight 3y agoSolar winds aren’t literal winds. The atmosphere doesn’t just “blow away” on a windy day. When people say the atmosphere blew away they mean over a period of millions of years. We can easily resupply an atmosphere every million years.