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Mars has been very well explored. Titan just recently got a drop-in probe. Except for maybe Venus (which presents logistical challenges that would likely make a
by skywhopper 13y ago
Mars has been very well explored. Titan just recently got a drop-in probe. Except for maybe Venus (which presents logistical challenges that would likely make a lander mission impossible) Europa is by far the most interesting place in our solar system that hasn't been extensively explored.
What are we talking about here, expense wise? $5 billion over 15-20 years? Totally worth it.
- adventured 13y agoProbably more like $15 to $20 billion over that span (accounting for inflation, cost bloat, unexpected b.s. etc). Still worth it. I'm hoping our technology for traveling the solar system, and the robotic systems to explore it, will get cheaper and cheaper on a cost per unit of result basis (meaning the nominal cost will rise as expected, but the value we receive from our technology will rise much faster).