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Pedestal
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Re: Why go to Mars?
07/20/08 09:23 PM
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So, basically we're gonna go to Mars because its Mars. With a rather nebulous exception that the study of Mars may contribute to Earth science. Humm... [edited to add: there is the search for life, but we don't need to send people for that]
As far as exploitable resources, I would maintain that we could get resources from the asteroid belt, that would be impossible from Mars -or the Moon- for that matter. Be it platinum or ice, being on one end of a gravity well can have it's advantages.
Very interesting comments, thanks,
Hubert
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Edited by Pedestal (07/20/08 09:32 PM)
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