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It's interesting to think of what would happen when such a discovery triggered an economic case for mars. Say you found a field of rare elements, or plutonium,
by nickhalfasleep 12y ago
It's interesting to think of what would happen when such a discovery triggered an economic case for mars. Say you found a field of rare elements, or plutonium, or perfect slow-grown silicon crystals exposed on the ground? Suddenly there is a market valuation for going there and getting those materials.
- ChuckMcM 12y agoOr just some really great sand ... [1] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=9268951 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=9268951
- astrowilliam 12y agoI am 100% behind scientific research of Mars but I'd be very interested in seeing what kind of companies would spring up almost overnight if they knew they could make multiple billions of dollars and also how fast we would put people on the red planet if a profit was involved.