Posted on Nov 23, 2016

Huge Underground Ice Deposit on Mars Is Bigger Than New Mexico

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Now this could prove beneficial for colonization if the ice is not pure methane and more like what we are used to.

Huge Underground Ice Deposit on Mars Is Bigger Than New Mexico

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Posted 8 y ago

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MCPO Mark Durland

Posted 8 y ago

Interesting. This together with the potential water on Ceres are making interplanetary travel look more and more promising.
https://sputniknews.com/world/ [login to see] 47693980-nasa-photos-ceres/

NASA Uncovers Images Mysterious Bright Details on Surface of Dwarf Planet Ceres

NASA has released stunning new photographs of the dwarf planet Ceres captured by the Dawn unmanned spacecraft as it prepares to continue its exploration of regions between Mars and Jupiter in the Solar System’s asteroid belt.

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I concur

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SN Greg Wright

Posted 8 y ago

Awesome! I really, really hope we see boot prints on Mars before I kick the bucket. Even though I think Venus is a better colonization target.

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SN Greg Wright

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PVT James Strait - Because we're one extinction event from, well, extinction.

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MCPO Mark Durland

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SN Greg Wright - And a species occupying two distinct worlds would have close to a zero chance of extinction (with the exception of the death of the system's star, of course).

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SN Greg Wright

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MCPO Mark Durland - Exactly. Never mind the fact that resources on this rock are finite, and we're not doing anything to extend their longevity. They may be finite out there, too, but they're orders of magnitude more finite.

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SN Greg Wright

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PVT James Strait - You're not bursting my bubble. Mostly because I think you're wrong. We're going out there. In eventual droves. The tech exists TODAY to get to and live on Mars. It's merely a matter of money. And the scarcer resources become here, the more valuable those out there will become.

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