Comment on xkcd #2978: Stranded
sundray@lemmus.org 5 months ago
Reminds me of the old Niven stories about asteroid belt-miners, who disdainfully referred to being on the surface of a planet as being at “the bottom of a hole.”
Comment on xkcd #2978: Stranded
sundray@lemmus.org 5 months ago
Reminds me of the old Niven stories about asteroid belt-miners, who disdainfully referred to being on the surface of a planet as being at “the bottom of a hole.”
Cocodapuf@lemmy.world 5 months ago
People often ask about colonizing Mars. And I always think, sure I guess you could, but why? Once you’ve made it to orbit, make the most of it, why put yourself down at the bottom of a gravity well? Just colonize orbit, asteroids, or small moons.
Hamartiogonic@sopuli.xyz 5 months ago
Humans are very picky. Must have certain amount of gravity, need to see green stuff, can’t handle radiation etc. it’s is if they were built to be on a specific planet and nowhere else.
Cocodapuf@lemmy.world 5 months ago
You’re totally right, but that gravity, that green stuff, neither of those are on Mars. In orbit at least you get the gravity, rotating habitats aren’t that much more complicated than static ones.
MentallyExhausted@reddthat.com 5 months ago
The presence of water is nice
Hamartiogonic@sopuli.xyz 5 months ago
I think we could send robot farmers there to grow some food for the people living in orbit. Maybe low-G carrots could be nicer than the ones grown on earth.
Olhonestjim@lemmy.world 5 months ago
Given the means to process, refine and build in zero g, I’d love to have my own asteroid.