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Cover author: Michał Kałużny http://astrofotografia.pl/

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The first world that humans should inhabit beyond the Earth is the Moon, not Mars. Here's how to terraform our lunar neighbor.

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[–] btaf45@kbin.social 0 points 1 year ago

But they are both far enough away that is doesn't really matter.

The difference is huge. The moon is practically right next door to us (384 megameters). Mars closest point to Earth is 54000 megameters.

It's like having a friend living 384 meters down the road vs living 54-150 kilometers away.