20 sats \ 5 replies \ @Undisciplined 11 Jun \ parent \ on: 'Iron snow' brings hope for finding life on Jupiter's moon Europa news
Yes!
For one, pretty much any moon or asteroid are as inhabitable as those two bodies.
More excitingly, there's a layer in the atmosphere of Venus that has nearly breathable air, as well as reasonable temperatures and pressures. There's no water on Venus, so that would have to be delivered somehow, but people have speculated about floating cloud bases that could be inhabited.
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21 sats \ 4 replies \ @Satosora 11 Jun
Which one is closer, Venus or Mars?
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20 sats \ 3 replies \ @Undisciplined 11 Jun
Venus is closer, but I think Mars may be easier to get to.
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21 sats \ 2 replies \ @Satosora 11 Jun
hhhmm.. They also have to time their departure to arrive when the planets are aligned, right?
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20 sats \ 1 reply \ @Undisciplined 11 Jun
I'm not sure, but the explanation was something something orbital mechanics.
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21 sats \ 0 replies \ @Satosora 11 Jun
If mars is on the other side of the sun, it would be a while before it swings back around. I think?
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