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Re:Screw the Mars hype. Here's why we should move to Venus by akira2501 on Wednesday November 11, 2020 @11:32PM (#25066472)
Venus is closer to the sun, so, solar panels generate more W/mm^2 there.

Maximum solar irradiance at 1AU is 1351 W/m^2.

Maximum solar irradiance at 0.723AU is 2584 W/m^2.

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