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- 38% of Earth's gravity
- 24.5 hour days
- lots of resources such as iron, carbon, oxygen, water (ice)
- aerobraking in the atmosphere saves fuel
- it's big (same land mass as Earth's). There's enough room for growth.
- temperatures are better than elsewhere in space (-63°C to +20°C at the equator)
- Lava tubes that could offer protection against radiation and meteorites for habitats
- good potential of life / former life
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- 38% of Earth's gravity
- 24.5 hour days
- lots of resources such as iron, carbon, oxygen, water (ice)
- aerobraking in the atmosphere saves fuel
- it's big (same land mass as Earth's). There's enough room for growth.
- temperatures are better than elsewhere in space (-63°C to +20°C at the equator)
- Lava tubes that could offer protection against radiation and meteorites for habitats
- good potential of life / former life