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kldload t1_issotd1 wrote

Any water that exists would be miles under the surface. A crewed Mara mission would be infinitely more exciting. I’m still excited for clipper, but would trade it for mars mission in a nanosecond

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grchelp2018 t1_isu82n8 wrote

What if it was a choice between finding life on europa vs manned mars mission.

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kldload t1_isv043b wrote

Well obviously finding life anywhere eclipses anything else... but we are more likely to find life on mars via human exploration. Any life on Europa will likely not be detectable without considerable equipmnt on the surface through (most probably) a starship visit. This would require on-route refilling most likely as well. Perhaps a belta-louda depot.

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