Mars likely to have enough oxygen to support life: study
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Re: Mars likely to have enough oxygen to support life: study
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Re: Mars likely to have enough oxygen to support life: study
#3But it may not have enough carbon dioxide:
http://lasp.colorado.edu/home/maven/files/2018/08/Inventory-...
Re: Mars likely to have enough oxygen to support life: study
#4Things I know about Mars:
>No oceans
>No plants
>No phytoplankton
>Massive planetwide dust storms lasting several months
>Average surface temperatures at or below freezing
>Space suit required
Things I know about Earth:
>Drinking water falls from the sky
>Food grows on trees
>Breathable atmosphere
>Clothing optional in most areas
>I can feel actual sunlight on my face every day
Re: Mars likely to have enough oxygen to support life: study
#5Things I know about Mars: >No oceans >No plants >No phytoplankton >Massive planetwide dust storms lasting several months >Average surface temperatures at or below freezing >Space suit required Things I know about Earth: >Drinking water falls from the sky >Food grows on trees >Breathable atmosphere >Clothing optional in most areas >I can feel actual sunlight on my face every day
But surely terraforming a barren wasteland is going to be easier than terraforming a (relative) oasis of life!
But in all seriousness, the point of colonizing Mars is not to be a replacement for Earth (although redundancy is quite motivating).
It's because colonization and population growth has been our MO for the last 200,000 years.
Re: Mars likely to have enough oxygen to support life: study
#6Things I know about Mars: >No oceans >No plants >No phytoplankton >Massive planetwide dust storms lasting several months >Average surface temperatures at or below freezing >Space suit required Things I know about Earth: >Drinking water falls from the sky >Food grows on trees >Breathable atmosphere >Clothing optional in most areas >I can feel actual sunlight on my face every day
But surely terraforming a barren wasteland is going to be easier than terraforming a (relative) oasis of life! But in all seriousness, the point of colonizing Mars is not to be a replacement for Earth (although redundancy is quite motivating). It's because colonization and population growth has been our MO for the last 200,000 years.
But, why fixate on turning one planet into “habitable” while we do the opposite to the one we are already on? I’d like to see us address those issues of society first before we spread our influence across the literal galaxy.
Re: Mars likely to have enough oxygen to support life: study
#7Things I know about Mars: >No oceans >No plants >No phytoplankton >Massive planetwide dust storms lasting several months >Average surface temperatures at or below freezing >Space suit required Things I know about Earth: >Drinking water falls from the sky >Food grows on trees >Breathable atmosphere >Clothing optional in most areas >I can feel actual sunlight on my face every day
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Re: Mars likely to have enough oxygen to support life: study
#8Earlier quoted context omitted.
But surely terraforming a barren wasteland is going to be easier than terraforming a (relative) oasis of life! But in all seriousness, the point of colonizing Mars is not to be a replacement for Earth (although redundancy is quite motivating). It's because colonization and population growth has been our MO for the last 200,000 years.
But, why fixate on turning one planet into “habitable” while we do the opposite to the one we are already on? I’d like to see us address those issues of society first before we spread our influence across the literal galaxy.
Oh, I'm pretty sure we will trash Mars too given enough time.
Re: Mars likely to have enough oxygen to support life: study
#9Earlier quoted context omitted.
But surely terraforming a barren wasteland is going to be easier than terraforming a (relative) oasis of life! But in all seriousness, the point of colonizing Mars is not to be a replacement for Earth (although redundancy is quite motivating). It's because colonization and population growth has been our MO for the last 200,000 years.
But, why fixate on turning one planet into “habitable” while we do the opposite to the one we are already on? I’d like to see us address those issues of society first before we spread our influence across the literal galaxy.
Because mars is a dev server. Earth is prod.
Re: Mars likely to have enough oxygen to support life: study
#10Earlier quoted context omitted.
But, why fixate on turning one planet into “habitable” while we do the opposite to the one we are already on? I’d like to see us address those issues of society first before we spread our influence across the literal galaxy.
Oh, I'm pretty sure we will trash Mars too given enough time.
No need to trash it! It's already trashed!