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Checktheusernombre t1_j0ujz33 wrote

Thinking this might have an impact on any plans to build future habitats underground?

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TigerXXVII t1_j0up6cv wrote

I don’t think so, I’m my opinion.

In general, underground structures are safer than structures above ground due to inertial forces.

Also, the primary reason for going underground on Mars is to try and protect against radiation. While solutions for surface level structures have been proposed to try and mitigate this problem, the costs and level of efforts associated with them make us lean more towards underground being the preferred approach initially.

But this data should be very valuable for teams to figure out where exactly to build. Most epicenters of these marsquakes occur in one general region.

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NorthernViews t1_j0uo63y wrote

I was thinking about that, but not even just underground, it’s effects on above ground habitation too. Would suck to constantly have quakes that could damage essential structures and put everybody at risk so often.

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one-happy-chappie t1_j0v2odz wrote

Nah, if anything it’s just informing the decisions they make to make sure that the underground shelters can handle this sort of geology

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TheRedNextDoor t1_j0up9bc wrote

Good, now we can focus on fixing THIS planet

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jaj-io t1_j0urrgy wrote

What if I told you that you can go to Mars AND improve this planet? They aren’t mutually exclusive.

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