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• zout@fedia.io ⁨2⁩ ⁨years⁩ ago

  Nah, we just need to crash Mercury into the surface of Venus, get the rotation sorted out and a moon going. After that, buildings.

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  • Please_Do_Not@lemm.ee ⁨2⁩ ⁨years⁩ ago

    Now you bring this home, add some broth, a potato, baby, you’ve got a stew going.

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    • FuglyDuck@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨years⁩ ago

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• MossyFeathers@pawb.social ⁨2⁩ ⁨years⁩ ago

  Yep, yet it’s my understanding that it’d be easier to colonize Venus than Mars. Venus is closer, Venus’ gravity is similar to Earth’s, the air is extremely dense which means balloons would be very effective, iirc Venus has more opportunities for inter-planetary transit, high-altitude temperatures (where the balloons would float) are more similar to Earth’s, etc.

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  • wolfpack86@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨years⁩ ago

    Okay, so make a blimp rover already if it’s so easy.

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• steal_your_face@lemmy.ml ⁨2⁩ ⁨years⁩ ago

  Yeah what would be the benefit to colonies Venus vs just living in space? Gravity?

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  • MajorHavoc@programming.dev ⁨2⁩ ⁨years⁩ ago

    I think the theory is that it proves that ones favorite -ism that starts with c- is objectively superior to ones least favorite -ism that starts with c-.

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• hedgehogging_the_bed@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨years⁩ ago

  That’s why balloons! You can have sick blimps on Venus and IIRC you can capture atmospheric gasses to burn as fuel for them and to create water too.

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