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Re:A brief history of people losing their minds in Antarctica by katmannthree on Thursday May 13, 2021 @01:05AM (#27138614)
Not just mental health, but physical as well. Humans are not well suited for long term high G environments, while I have every expectation that we will someday make it to other planetary systems I doubt the meatbags will be coming along.
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Re:A brief history of people losing their minds in Antarctica by plugger on Thursday May 13, 2021 @03:49AM (#27139484)
It's the solar radiation, not high G's, that is the main problem with colonising Mars given Mars doesn't have a functional magnetosphere. At best Martian colonists will be the modern day equivalent of Morlocks if they want to have a sustainable colony on mars.
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Re:A brief history of people losing their minds in Antarctica by davedx on Thursday May 13, 2021 @05:01AM (#27140029)
Not if you design the habitation appropriately. Something like a 1m layer of water in the roof and thick glass windows would provide pretty decent protection.

Sleeping underground would be a good idea though.

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Re:A brief history of people losing their minds in Antarctica by nicoburns on Thursday May 13, 2021 @08:42AM (#27141427)
Water's not that easy to come by on mars though! Sounds like a pretty miserable existence either way.
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Re:A brief history of people losing their minds in Antarctica by natch on Thursday May 13, 2021 @01:32AM (#27138761)
Yes absolutely.
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