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This is what passes for a science article in The Guardian doesn't surprise me whatsoever. When you see that "“It would be quite fun to be on Mars because you would have gravity that is about 37% of that of Earth, so you would be able to lift heavy things and bound around,” you are dealing with a lunatic "visionary". Mad indeed. How much fun would it be when your bones start to break because they don't have the 100% needed gravity to insure their health? Earth, with it's nickle-iron core, provides a huge absolutely necessary shield against the massive solar and cosmic radiation that would otherwise cook all life on Earth. Mars has no such nickel-iron core, and thus no ionosphere to protect life on that planet. If one is going to read a reasonable and informative vision of Mars colonization, skip the idiot and former Trump advisor, Elon Musk, and read the Kim Stanley Robinson series "Red Mars" "Green Mars" "Blue Mars". The Guardian is poising as the "World News" of science. Elon Musk is their mascot. Skip it. David _________________________________________________________ Full posting guidelines at: http://www.marxmail.org/sub.htm Set your options at: http://lists.csbs.utah.edu/options/marxism/archive%40mail-archive.com
