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DisillusionedBook t1_j755aw5 wrote

There's a reason why Mars has no atmosphere. Dreams of terraforming it are dumb. It would need constant replenishment

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evewight t1_j75awuy wrote

Imagine how much money it would cost. It's a pipe dream. The money is better spent here fixing our more terrestrial problems.

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DisillusionedBook t1_j75cllm wrote

Yep. I'd totally be behind the challenge of going there, exploring, sciencing the shit out of it, maybe even small colony etc... a lot of the lessons learned and tech needed would be useful on Earth. But trying to make it earthlike is a waste of time, resources and money. 0.1% of the effort would probably get rid of all the excess CO2 out of our own atmosphere.

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dinoroo t1_j76pzly wrote

But over hundreds of years. Technology would allow it.

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DisillusionedBook t1_j77lmj3 wrote

No. Hard disagree. They could theoretically briefly make Mars more habitable with a ridiculous amount of effort over a ridiculous amount of time, effort that could instead fix our own planet, but what would be the point? Mars due to its low gravity (something that cannot be changed, and other factors) would immediately start turning back to what it currently is.

Colonise it in small habs for science sure. Like Antarctica.

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dinoroo t1_j77m5cc wrote

The point would be relieving the stress humanity places on Earth. Better to bring life to a dead world than continue killing the only know source of life in the Universe. Setting up on Mars, you can literally do no wrong and we do have the technology currently to allow it.

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DisillusionedBook t1_j77nz29 wrote

I don't think all the required rocket launches and resources from earth would relieve any stress on Earth. Lol.

Look, I get how cool it would be. But the laws of physics and the reality of our still primitive technology are against it.

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dinoroo t1_j77r7rr wrote

Thats what the Artemis Project is all about. Practice makes perfect. You can actually go ahead and trace human technological advancement right back to the Stone Age. It’s not just going to stop. Humanity will have an every growing need for energy for its growing civilization. It’s not going to get all of that on Earth.

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