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> What isn’t questionable, is the fact that we will never, ever, ever be able to have a viable independent colony on mars. Terraforming Mars isn't completely i
by kibwen 2y ago
> What isn’t questionable, is the fact that we will never, ever, ever be able to have a viable independent colony on mars.
Terraforming Mars isn't completely impossible. It's well within the realm of possibility... given about 10,000 years of continuous effort.
- avmich 2y agoYou'd think Venus would be much worse in this regard than Mars. Then you get these suggestions - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G-WO-z-QuWI https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G-WO-z-QuWI - and start thinking...
- zrm 2y agoWe could plausibly land a human on Mars within our lifetimes and they wouldn't immediately die. To get Venus to that point would take minimum hundreds, more likely thousands of years. Which is neat, but between the two it implies something about the better place to start.