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To: Shryke

See, that's where groupthink leads you. Mars is easy enough to get to. Venus is hard. But which one has the resources to make it worthwhile? Here's a secret: Mars is a barren desert. Mars could support a science colony, but otherwise nothing is happening. Some day someone will have the chance to opt for Venus, that will be the day the direction of human history changes.


10 posted on 05/26/2004 11:00:00 AM PDT by RightWhale (Theorems link concepts; proofs establish links)
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To: RightWhale
But which one has the resources to make it worthwhile?

Can you please cite evidence to suggest Mars' crust would not contain rare elements?

My ultimate point was that Mars will most probably be the second self-sustaining human planet, mostly becuase it is easiest to colonize. Can you argue otherwise?

11 posted on 05/26/2004 11:10:11 AM PDT by Shryke (Never retreat. Never explain. Get it done and let them howl.)
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