Out of the planets, including the ones out of our solar system, which one do you think we will Thrive first when we leave Earth, or do you think we haven't yet found this planet?
2007-06-06 13:12:19 · 18 answers · asked by primalterozi 3 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Astronomy & Space
Probably Mars. It's the closest one that is reasonably habitable; on Mars all you need is an airtight dome and some heating whereas on Venus you also have to deal with an enormous amount of heat and pressure.
That said, Gliese 581 c could in fact be more habitable for humans than Mars is. The problem is that it's too far away to get to within less than about 100 years, even with an extremely fast probe, and human passengers would take even longer. And even then, the environment, while it may be closer to Earth's own, would probably still be too hostile for humans to survive for any length of time without protection.
2007-06-06 13:19:41 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think there's a good chance we will thrive in space colonies long before we thrive on any other planet or moon.
Of the planets and moons, Mars is the best bet. Assuming we don't discover any way to travel faster than light, we won't be settling planets in any other solar system in the foreseeable future - and the first such planet to be settled will surely be one that hasn't even been discovered yet.
2007-06-06 15:07:12 · answer #2 · answered by Bramblyspam 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Out of the over 200 exoplanets found so far, we don't know enough about any of them to know if they are habitable or not.
Plus they are so far away (the nearest is over 10 lightyears away) that we aren't likely to be able to get there in the near future.
The only planet in our system that has some potential as a home would be Mars - but we would need a lot of equipment and material to survive there (air, food, water, power, shielding from solar and cosmic radiation, etc.).
The next likely homes are the moons of Jupiter (Europa, Ganymede, and Callisto) and Saturn (Enceladus, Titan). But we'd need a lot of support equipment there as well.
2007-06-06 13:20:56 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well first I would have to say that we would live on our own moon. We would have to set up a base there and then go on to Mars. Mars would have to be the first actual planet we would live on. Even though it is covered with rocks and has no atmosphere we could still set up a base on it. Don't plan on getting there any time soon unitll we figure out the details of the surface of Mars.
2007-06-06 14:27:52 · answer #4 · answered by Lighting Bolt 7 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
NASA is currently testing for life and conditions that are suitable for life on Mars. However, if we find that Mars is not suitable for life, then we will not have anyone move there. Other than that, there is no reason to need to live on another planet for quite some time until the sun goes out. By then, I think scientists will figure things out with their new tools that we do not have today.
2007-06-06 13:21:34 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Their aren't any planets that have the proper conditions to come close to supporting life but one of jupiter's moons called titan is a possible place to start because it has water. Anywhere with water can possibly support life. A lot of people say mars but that is not true because it doesn't have the water- or at least liquid water- and it has bad soil and an atmoshere with little or no oxygen. You can get more info here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Life_on_Mars
2007-06-06 13:55:15 · answer #6 · answered by jodoin1234 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Most likely mars, since its the closest planet to earth. Mars is More livable than the other planets in theory
2007-06-06 13:20:13 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
the closest one is mars, so that is where we will land first, but without great advances in technology, that will not be in time to keep us from all killing eachother, and we will not thrive there. outside of our solar system, i don't know about potential life sustaining planets' but it is a moot point since we will never get that far
sorry to disappoint
2007-06-06 13:21:17 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Leave Earth? Screw that. Compared to everywhere else in this solar system, this place is awesome.
2007-06-10 06:31:52 · answer #9 · answered by stork5100 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The Moon first, because a space station on the moon is already being planned, then Mars.Because of it's proximity.
2007-06-06 19:33:22 · answer #10 · answered by james h 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋