Scientists Assess Settling Moon Versus Mars
Rice University biologist Scott Solomon, in his new book Becoming Martian (MIT Press), outlines the scientific and practical challenges of building cities on the Moon or Mars, responding to Elon Musk's recent shift toward a lunar 'self-growing' city claimed achievable in under 10 years versus 20+ years for Mars. Solomon details radiation, bone-loss, microbiome, terraforming and resource hurdles, concluding lunar settlement is more feasible short-term.
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