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All the land in our solar system (imgs.xkcd.com)
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[–] 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.

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  • [–] 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.

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  • [–] 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.

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