NASA scientist have beenarguingfor year that Martian moons Phobos and Deimos may be the good topographic point to in the solar system of rules for homo to colonize . Some would reason even well than our own Moon . The Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter’sHiRISEcamera snapped two awesome color shots of what might be humanity ’s next home during a flyby on March 23rd . Why do NASA flake think the Martian moon might be the dear real estate investment of the 21st century ?
The reasoning ’s round-eyed — all missions to the Moon or Mars spend most of their fuel lifting off and shore . Fuel is expensive to burn and expensive to carry , so the less you need the best . Phobos and Deimos have very niggling gravity of their own ( about 1/1000th that of Earth ) , and a convenient Martian standard atmosphere to slow up your spaceship down in . Earth ’s Moon ’s the opposite , so despite the distance , it twist out you take about the same amount of fuel to nation on the Martian moon as you to for a safe touchdown much closer by .
Can you picture yourself in a volcanic crater - side flat composite ? 9 - kilometre wide Stickney volcanic crater is the largest lineament on Phobos , and with a view of Mars 80 times as liberal as the full Moon seen from Earth it ’s hold to be prime prop some daytime .
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