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Mars has a better atmosphere and magnetosphere. Setting up a base would be easier (in the long run) on mars and compared to moon because of the amount of upkeep
by Achshar 13y ago
Mars has a better atmosphere and magnetosphere. Setting up a base would be easier (in the long run) on mars and compared to moon because of the amount of upkeep required. That and marks is a lot more interesting (geologically) than moon since we now know that it once had free flowing neutral water. Plus the length and temperature of day/night cycle is more manageable and earth like for mars as compared to moon.
- danielweber 13y agoMars has basically no magnetosphere. It still has an atmosphere, and thin as it is it'll still protect you from a lot of cosmic and solar radiation. (Not as much as Earth's atmosphere does, though.) I agree it's definitely way easier to colonize Mars than the Moon.