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This is no cave: Humans will never colonize Mars (ghostofcarnot.substack.com)
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Three big, basic facts about Mars will render it forever out of reach for permanent human settlement. Read more about them on Substack.

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[–] BigMikeInAustin@lemmy.world 1 points 2 months ago

Big brain idea: if dust storms on the surface are a danger, what if we just get rid of all the rest of the air? The moon doesn't have dust storms and has no atmosphere.