Free Republic
Browse · Search
General/Chat
Topics · Post Article

To: BenLurkin

I think the real question is if Mars is even viable to live on, as it’s smaller than earth and cannot hold the same level of atmosphere. The most we might ever really be able to do with it is use it as a place for robots to build things.

I’ve read that there isn’t enough material in the asteroid belt to significantly increase Mar’s mass enough to be able to hold a thicker atmosphere.


7 posted on 05/14/2013 6:43:19 PM PDT by Jonty30 (What Islam and secularism have in common is that they are both death cults)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies ]


To: Jonty30

IMO the only way to live anywhere in space is to build airtight underground caverns. Heinlein probably had it right in “The Moon is a Harsh Mistress.”


8 posted on 05/14/2013 6:45:07 PM PDT by BenLurkin (This is not a statement of fact. It is either opinion or satire; or both)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 7 | View Replies ]

To: Jonty30

Probably the easiest planet to live on aside from earth. Obviously we would be mostly underground. There is at least some atmosphere which will help. Plus the rovers are finding ambient surface radiation much lower than expected.


20 posted on 05/14/2013 7:01:28 PM PDT by cripplecreek (REMEMBER THE RIVER RAISIN!)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 7 | View Replies ]

To: Jonty30

Titan is smaller than Mars and has the densist atmosphere outside of the gas giants.


29 posted on 05/14/2013 7:14:50 PM PDT by aft_lizard
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 7 | View Replies ]

Free Republic
Browse · Search
General/Chat
Topics · Post Article


FreeRepublic, LLC, PO BOX 9771, FRESNO, CA 93794
FreeRepublic.com is powered by software copyright 2000-2008 John Robinson