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lego_office_worker t1_iu9p7rl wrote

extreme cold temps, toxic soil, intense radiation....we'd almost be required to live underground. and that wouldnt alleviate the other things you mentioned. itd be a hurculean task.

id argue terrforming is going to be necessary before we can colonize planets.

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Thatingles t1_iua4cbn wrote

Terraforming will take centuries minimum if it even can be done. Building a habitable base is surely achievable in a shorter time frame.

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JoshuaACNewman t1_iua5np9 wrote

It would certainly be easier to do to Earth. Earth is Easy Mode on terraforming. Seems like we could learn a lot by reversing the climate catastrophe, however many centuries it might take.

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