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All the land in our solar system (imgs.xkcd.com)

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[–] UnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.world 5 points 5 days ago (2 children)

Hard to say with the irregular shape, but they're close.

What really gets me is how small Mars is relative to Earth and Venus.

[–] nailbar@sopuli.xyz 1 points 3 days ago

The picture got me curious, so I went to check on Wikipedia. It's just bonkers that moons are bigger than planets.

[–] squaresinger@lemmy.world 2 points 4 days ago (2 children)

Kinda shows how useless the fantasy of living on Mars really is. Not only is this a barren wasteland, it's also a tiny barren wasteland.

[–] Couldbealeotard@lemmy.world 3 points 4 days ago

I/3 the gravity as well, so watch out for that bone density

[–] UnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.world 1 points 4 days ago

I mean, I wouldn't call it "useless". There's almost certainly a benefit to the science and technology that can move people to Mars safely and transform it into a habitable place.

But "We're going to Mars!" as a mission is a fantasy. "We're going to keep investing in blue sky research until we have advanced enough technology to make Mars a feasible destination" is where the money is at.