superchunk on 18 January 2008
| ManusJustusNardus said: Why is it that everyone thinks we have to terraform Mars or other cellestial bodies to make it like Earth so that we can live there? Its very impractical and it would be much more efficient to just build an enclosed structure with greenhouses growing food while relying on energy comes from nuclear or solar sources. Then the only thing standing in the way of making the colony self-sufficient is mining, which will be a breeze with the low gravity of Mars as well as the many moons in the solar system. |
Tried that and it failed. See Biosphere 2, its about 45 mins from Tucson, AZ. If we couldn't get it to work on Earth where the outside environment is relatively friendly, I certainly wouldn't trust it in a hazardous environment.
Terraforming is a more permanent solution and safer in the long run.
