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Re:Mars’ underground brine could be a good source of oxygen by mytailorisrich on Wednesday December 02, 2020 @06:55AM (#25275560)
The Moon is indeed the best place to "learn the ropes" before setting out further out.

But it does not attract the same level of excitement as Mars does for some reason. We're already been there so it seems it's been ticked off the list...

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Re:Mars’ underground brine could be a good source of oxygen by 2OEH8eoCRo0 on Wednesday December 02, 2020 @07:13AM (#25275656)
I've always hoped that by the time I am old I can look up at the moon at night and see lights on it's surface.
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Re:Mars’ underground brine could be a good source of oxygen by goatinaboat on Wednesday December 02, 2020 @07:30AM (#25275754)
The Moon is indeed the best place to "learn the ropes" before setting out further out.

It is not because there is less in-situ there. Dr Robert Zubrin makes this case in his books.

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Re:Mars’ underground brine could be a good source of oxygen by rbanffy on Wednesday December 02, 2020 @08:14AM (#25276025)
I believe that our understanding of lunar surface resources has changed significantly since those books. We now know there is more water than we ever suspected. We also have found what look like lava tubes that form natural ice traps. Being about a week from Earth also means we can iterate a lot faster and the 2 second delay makes remote controlled exploration a lot simpler.
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