🧵 moon cities
Anonymous at Fri, 8 Nov 2024 15:59:34 UTC No. 16467258
why are we trying to populate mars when we have a perfectly good moon minutes away from earth?
mars is (like the moon) a desolate wasteland except with the added bonus of being the light walking distance of 4 years away!
>there is water on mars
the water is locked in cave chambers miles beneath the surface and frozen.
>there is no water on the moon
thats true however there is water on earth and desalinization along with other materials that can be transported there much more easily then to mars.
Anonymous at Fri, 8 Nov 2024 16:03:05 UTC No. 16467263
>there is no atmosphere on the moon to deflect meteorites travelong 10k per second
this is true however buildings can have a plasma defense system that destroys any incoming objects, likewise mars does not have a very thick atmosphere so living in biodomes is the only suitible option there as well
Anonymous at Fri, 8 Nov 2024 17:42:14 UTC No. 16467357
Mars appears to have a wider variety of raw materials easily accessible in its crust, so less stuff that would need to be imported. Even its thin atmosphere is quite useful; it provides an easy carbon source, which you need for everything from fuel to soil. The day-night cycle on Mars is also a lot more appealing, 25 hours vs two weeks of light and two weeks of darkness. And moon dust is also an absolute abrasive bitch to deal with, since no wind or water movement exist to smooth it out.
Anonymous at Fri, 8 Nov 2024 18:11:47 UTC No. 16467384
>>16467258
Transporting water and other necessary elements to the moon is really expensive. Not practical, /thread
Anonymous at Sat, 9 Nov 2024 05:03:33 UTC No. 16467999
>>16467263
Moon bases and villages in craters, the craters are sealed with very strong material lid roof to prevent meteorites and it is covered in solar panels
Anonymous at Sat, 9 Nov 2024 05:19:51 UTC No. 16468011
>>16467258
Are we actively trying to populate Mars or is that the vague long term goal to justify the current work on getting a human to Mars? I know Musk and others say lots of things but I suspect once a couple of humans have been to Mars, interest in it will quickly wane but the tech developed to make that trip possible will have a long term impact on near Earth projects, including a manned research base on the Moon.
Anonymous at Sat, 9 Nov 2024 05:47:21 UTC No. 16468023
>>16467258
Lunar dirt is incredibly annoying.
RIP door hinges, seals, etc.
Anonymous at Sat, 9 Nov 2024 06:02:52 UTC No. 16468031
If the Moon was flooded, maybe by directing enough icy comets to it, to form oceans, would the water quickly evaporate off into space during the daytime or would that be minimal, taking eons to evaporate away?
Anonymous at Sat, 9 Nov 2024 06:03:54 UTC No. 16468033