▲ 545 ▼ All the land in our solar system (imgs.xkcd.com) submitted 1 year ago by i_am_not_a_robot@feddit.uk to c/map_enthusiasts@sopuli.xyz 92 comments fedilink hide all child comments Source: https://brilliantmaps.com/solar-system-surface/
[–] nailbar@sopuli.xyz 11 points 1 year ago (6 children) TIL Ganymede is bigger than Mercury? permalink fedilink source hideshow 6 child comments replies: [–] captain_aggravated@sh.itjust.works 5 points 1 year ago So is Titan. permalink fedilink source parent [–] UnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.world 5 points 1 year ago (4 children) Hard to say with the irregular shape, but they're close. What really gets me is how small Mars is relative to Earth and Venus. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] squaresinger@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago (2 children) Kinda shows how useless the fantasy of living on Mars really is. Not only is this a barren wasteland, it's also a tiny barren wasteland. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Couldbealeotard@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago I/3 the gravity as well, so watch out for that bone density permalink fedilink source parent [–] UnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.world 1 point 1 year ago I mean, I wouldn't call it "useless". There's almost certainly a benefit to the science and technology that can move people to Mars safely and transform it into a habitable place. But "We're going to Mars!" as a mission is a fantasy. "We're going to keep investing in blue sky research until we have advanced enough technology to make Mars a feasible destination" is where the money is at. permalink fedilink source parent [–] nailbar@sopuli.xyz 1 point 1 year ago The picture got me curious, so I went to check on Wikipedia. It's just bonkers that moons are bigger than planets. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] captain_aggravated@sh.itjust.works 5 points 1 year ago So is Titan. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] UnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.world 5 points 1 year ago (4 children) Hard to say with the irregular shape, but they're close. What really gets me is how small Mars is relative to Earth and Venus. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] squaresinger@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago (2 children) Kinda shows how useless the fantasy of living on Mars really is. Not only is this a barren wasteland, it's also a tiny barren wasteland. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Couldbealeotard@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago I/3 the gravity as well, so watch out for that bone density permalink fedilink source parent [–] UnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.world 1 point 1 year ago I mean, I wouldn't call it "useless". There's almost certainly a benefit to the science and technology that can move people to Mars safely and transform it into a habitable place. But "We're going to Mars!" as a mission is a fantasy. "We're going to keep investing in blue sky research until we have advanced enough technology to make Mars a feasible destination" is where the money is at. permalink fedilink source parent [–] nailbar@sopuli.xyz 1 point 1 year ago The picture got me curious, so I went to check on Wikipedia. It's just bonkers that moons are bigger than planets. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] squaresinger@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago (2 children) Kinda shows how useless the fantasy of living on Mars really is. Not only is this a barren wasteland, it's also a tiny barren wasteland. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Couldbealeotard@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago I/3 the gravity as well, so watch out for that bone density permalink fedilink source parent [–] UnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.world 1 point 1 year ago I mean, I wouldn't call it "useless". There's almost certainly a benefit to the science and technology that can move people to Mars safely and transform it into a habitable place. But "We're going to Mars!" as a mission is a fantasy. "We're going to keep investing in blue sky research until we have advanced enough technology to make Mars a feasible destination" is where the money is at. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Couldbealeotard@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago I/3 the gravity as well, so watch out for that bone density permalink fedilink source parent
[–] UnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.world 1 point 1 year ago I mean, I wouldn't call it "useless". There's almost certainly a benefit to the science and technology that can move people to Mars safely and transform it into a habitable place. But "We're going to Mars!" as a mission is a fantasy. "We're going to keep investing in blue sky research until we have advanced enough technology to make Mars a feasible destination" is where the money is at. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] nailbar@sopuli.xyz 1 point 1 year ago The picture got me curious, so I went to check on Wikipedia. It's just bonkers that moons are bigger than planets. permalink fedilink source parent
