John McCarthy’s collection of numerical facts for use in elisp programs

Re:John McCarthy’s collection of numerical facts for use in ... by aj7 on Thursday September 07, 2023 @03:09PM (#37424031)

Ok, a warmer Mars is desirable. But is Mars, in earth’s orbit, but on the opposite side of the sun, really closer?

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Re:John McCarthy’s collection of numerical facts for use in ... by 0xfae on Thursday September 07, 2023 @03:25PM (#37424288)

Closer in terms of what? Distance? delta-v to get there? Time to get there?

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Re:John McCarthy’s collection of numerical facts for use in ... by _jal on Thursday September 07, 2023 @04:10PM (#37424898)

> Ok, a warmer Mars is desirable.

To humans.

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Re:John McCarthy’s collection of numerical facts for use in ... by serf on Thursday September 07, 2023 @05:42PM (#37426007)

yeah, well that is the typical comparison one would make as a human..

you are a human, right?

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Re:John McCarthy’s collection of numerical facts for use in ... by trwaw on Thursday September 07, 2023 @04:33PM (#37425169)

Without a magbetosphere it's pretty useless. It would just lost its atmosphere again.

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Re:John McCarthy’s collection of numerical facts for use in ... by bmitc on Thursday September 07, 2023 @11:10PM (#37428757)

Agreed. It's the very definition of a dead planet, and there is even a high probability that it had life before Earth.

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Re:John McCarthy’s collection of numerical facts for use in ... by lmm on Friday September 08, 2023 @12:39AM (#37429400)

In travel time, no. In energy cost, yes, but only if you're willing to wait a long time to get there. Also impossible to communicate with directly by radio.

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