Jupiter has radiation fields
Everywhere has radiation fields
Well jupiter has dangerous radiation fields
And the other gas giants wouldnât?
well i prefer radiation field than be crushed by a gaseous planet rotating at 5,000 mph
I think thats a pretty universal sentiment
probably do
Alright, lets make a list.
Jupiter
- Pros: Helium âminingâ operations, wonât be the butt of any jokes
- Cons: Dangerous Radiation, even most of the moons will be cooked by radiation, no solid surface, high pressure, high temperature
- Consensus: Maybe blimps and sky colonies, could harvest precious gases, very dangerous radiation to avoid, perhaps settle on one of the moons?
Venus
- Pros: Earth-like gravity, no pesky moons in the way, good for staying warm, precious gas
- Cons: High pressure, temperature, stormy weather, hostile surface, volcanic
*Consensus: Really hot on surface, perhaps a small scale version of Jupiterâs colonies, or really high tech ground bases. Terraforming could be an option.
Saturn, Youranus, Neptune
- Consensus: Just like Jupiter maybe. Moons are always an option.
Mercury
- Pros: Low gravity (easy to land)
- Cons: Small, no atmosphere, really close to the sun, in the splash zone of solar flares
- Consensus: Not a great place for colonisation, maybe can be used to launch solar powered vessels
Mars
- Pros: Earth-like, ice caps for water, lots of, iron?
- Cons: Still quite a distance, takes months to travel there, low atmospheric pressure
- Consensus: Very suitable for colonisation, with âearthyâ atmosphere and gravity. Many resources to support a colony. Minimal radiation as mars has some magnetic protection.
Moon
- Pros: Very close to earth, 3 days trip max, magnetic protection given by earth, high concentration of hydrogen isotopes (important to thermonuclear energy)
- Cons: No atmosphere, low gravity, minimal protection from debris impacts
- Consensus: Possible location of a lunar mining colony or space elevator, as the low gravity allows for the construction of more ambitious projects. Very close to the earth, allowing for short trips to and from the colonies.
How exactly do you think âmaking waterâ would work?
But those arenât planets tho
Yeah but Venusâll be quick. Iâd prefer to just go âpoofâ and be gone over slowly suffocating, which I guarantee you, will not be peaceful
So both have pros and cons.
If we find a way to get water and Oxygen to Venus, lets go!
If we find a way to solve the little gravity and distance problems, lets go to Mars!
with venus it would take shorter time to send them messages and send them supplies and all you need is helium and other gases to make the sky cities but with mars it is a farther distance so sending them messages would take longer and how would they get food grow it you say but the soil would make the food toxic and they wont bother driving all the way to the poles to transport water
Rednascar you didnt answer my question.
How do you think âmaking waterâ will work on venus?
(Edit:) Dont get me wrong, I like the Idea of colonizing Venus first, mainly because of the âshorterâ distance.
well use the bosch reation
Actually, loss of oxygen is a rather painless affair. But I see where you are comin from.
In terms of some malfunction where your helmet somehow removes itself (or you fall of the sky colony), You will have more wriggle room in a Martian environment.
Youâ d still need both hydrogen and carbon dioxide for a Bosch reaction tho, and hydrogen is found in even smaller quantities than just water, so no
You get the hydrogen from a gas giant all you do is send in a drone that sucks up hydrogen and spits out anything thats not hydrogen (basically a vacuum cleaner Thats installed on a drone) and to get carbon dioxide you have a machine on the planet that sucks it in (again vacuum cleaner that sucks in carbon dioxide)
A. Venus is usually closer to earth than mars, however that doesnât have a make-or-break impact on message times.
B. Venusâs atmosphere is kinda denser, leading to half-scrambled messages (compared to marsâ thinner atmosphere
C. People would bring earth soil to grow stuff
D. And doesnât getting hydrogen from another planet overcomplicate things more than just setting up a base close to the martian poles?
E. Really? A blimp in this?
In the higher atmosphere not in that like above the gas and And they would have to being earth soil too to mars too because the martian soil is toxic af
Weâll just use our feces to grow potatoes on Mars, iâm sure that wonât worn on Venus.