06-14-2015, 12:23 AM
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Join Date: Sep 2008
Location: North Tejas
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Originally Posted by georgegassaway
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That suit reminds me.
When I was a kid, the books said that the atmosphere on Mars was thick enough that we do not need a pressure suit, but there was not enough free oxygen to sustain human life. A supplementary source of oxygen would suffice though. I thought that Mars would be a pleasant place to be, with its slightly longer day and cooler temperatures.
Now we know that conditions are nowhere that hospitable, and I am not even touching the radiation level due to the lack of a magnetic shield.
Bill
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