Saturn's largest moon may be the only place beyond Earth where humans could live

Re:Saturn's largest moon may be the only place beyond Earth ... by svaigsq on Tuesday March 10, 2020 @01:24PM (#22537410)

If Mars has atmosphere, then Moon has equally useless atmosphere, too. Despite differences in day length, Moon can gather more solar power, than Mars and energy is everything. Besides, those sattellites are gonna crash.

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Re:Saturn's largest moon may be the only place beyond Earth ... by btkramer9 on Tuesday March 10, 2020 @01:35PM (#22537515)

I don't think your atmosphere comparison is valid. The moon has absolutely no atmosphere. Mars' is 1% of earth. That's still a lot of _something_. aerobraking, and easy access to unlimited CO2 is incredibly valuable. Delta-v to mars is less than the moon so the extra solar panels required is not that big of an issue. The moon will probably only be a research outpost because of its gravity and slow rotation. Mars on the other hand will most likely transition to nuclear eventually to sustain a city/colony and industry

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Re:Saturn's largest moon may be the only place beyond Earth ... by jacobush on Wednesday March 11, 2020 @05:24AM (#22544318)

Ackshully Mars' atmosphere is famous for being rubbish for aerobraking but enough to burn you up.

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