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Re:First full-resolution images of the Martian surface by njharman on Wednesday August 08, 2012 @11:26PM (#4359377)
What's long? a year? twenty?

And to answer that question and others is why we(humans) have bothered with Space Lab, Mir, IST. You can Google answer.

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Re:First full-resolution images of the Martian surface by Xcelerate on Wednesday August 08, 2012 @11:50PM (#4359430)
No, I mean if humans were to colonize Mars -- would gravity make that process difficult?
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Re:First full-resolution images of the Martian surface by wang2bo2 on Thursday August 09, 2012 @01:28AM (#4359659)
Definitely, with little gravity it could even be impossible for women to bear and give birth to a child
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Re:First full-resolution images of the Martian surface by freehunter on Thursday August 09, 2012 @01:14PM (#4362061)
I'm unfamiliar with how gravity factors into pregnancy and birthing. Do you have any further details on that?
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Re:First full-resolution images of the Martian surface by saraid216 on Thursday August 09, 2012 @01:51PM (#4362270)
I found this: http://curious.astro.cornell.edu/question.php?number=702
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