So, what other places in the solar system, besides Mars and the Moon, would it be possible to put a human settlement? Well, as it turns out, this is a pretty big question. From where we are sitting, the solar system might seem like a pretty small place. However, there’s an amazing amount of objects that make up our little corner of the universe. Of course, there are the 8 planets. Then there are the 5 known dwarf planets. And there are some 146 natural satellites (moons) in our solar system. On top of all of this, there is the Kupier Belt and the Oort Cloud. Together, these two regions of the solar system could contain more than a trillion objects... Yes, a trillion objects.
The point?
It is nearly impossible to make a comprehensive list of all the potentially habitable bodies in the solar system. And even if I were to make such a list, it would be ridiculously long and you wouldn’t want to read it. Consequently, we will just do a brief overview of the objects that we could live on without stretching the theoretical limits too far.
To learn where we could build settlements in our solar system, see:
http://www.fromquarkstoquasars.com/where-could-we-put-a-human-settlement-besides-the-moon-and-mars/
Image source:
http://solarsystem.nasa.gov/planets/index.cfm
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Sunday, November 17, 2013
Where could we put a Human Settlement besides the Moon and Mars?
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