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LordIlthari t1_j0fphyh wrote

Reply to comment by ShakeWeightMyDick in We should dismantle Mars, not colonize it. by [deleted]

Matter cannot be created or destroyed, only changed. Also, Mars is, much like anything that isn’t the sun and Jupiter, gravitationally insignificant due to the fact that those two giants hold effectively all the mass in the solar system.

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elpajaroquemamais t1_j0g2rvx wrote

Source for your claim that removing mars wouldn’t affect the gravity of the solar system please.

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aaronmj t1_j0g43tk wrote

The planets have a resonance thing going on. I bet Mars plays a significant role in shepherding the asteroid belt for example. These orbits have been stable for billions of revolutions, almost unbelievably. I wouldn't fuck with it.

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