That hs a surplus of supplies to send.

@Dionara you can't have a self sustaining colony on the moon

@ping Would it be any harder than building a self-sustaining colony on Mars?

@ping We can't make green houses, inject soil with nitrogen to make it more fertile, create gravity fields?

Does the moon have the required water?

If so, then that's the only reason not to colonize the moon

mars has water, minerals, energy, an atmosphere to keep you from getting cancer

Well, idk about the atmosphere.

It has one, yes

Mars has a minimal atmosphere

But idk if it will be enough xD

We would still need some sort of covering for the colony

Pretty sure the atmosphere on Mars is still filled with things that give you cancer

a lot less than earth, but infinitely more than the moon

And isn't the dust toxic?

On mars

probably

Show of hands

the surface is covered in perchlorates

which have been known to be toxic on earth

Who has a degree in astrophysics, or has taken classes on the subject?

I need to ask a scientist.

Either way, I think it probably takes roughly the same technology to colonize mars as the moon. But the moon doesn't seem to have much value compared to mars.

the moon has rocks that have to be melted to filter out the minerals, little to no chemical energy, no water, and a whole lot of depression

This is why I'm not discussing it all that much.

@Dionara Pretty sure the answer to that for all of us would be "No, I don't have a degree and I haven't taken classes on the subject"

RIP

I need to talk to a scientist.

Lemme get on reddit.

I have a degree from Kerbal space camp.

I was the only survivor

Nuclear power I'm an armchair expert via my brother, who studied Nuclear Engineering for his B.S.

Nice

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geology_of_the_Moon

the surface is basically unform, and completely useless for growing things

Now I'm becoming a bit less of an armchair expert in Materials Science via my brother since he's studying that for his Ph.D.

I find Mat.Sci. harder to understand than nuclear power

I wonder if comets are a viable use for space travel. Just land on one and have it take you places.

@CreativeRealms I believe NASA has proposed that for research expeditions

It’s pretty logical. Also you could mine them and build ships out of it (maybe).

First you have to stay on one.