>>11794226Best planets to colonize:
-Mercury, the overlooked mining gem of the Solar System
One of the richest planets in terms of mining
One of the richest soils on the solar system for farming
Highest solar energy output of the entire S.Sytem
Comfy -70° C on areas of the North Pole
Has a weak magnetic shield
Gravity same as Mars
Self-sufficient, underground Mercurian colonies powered by solar energy and feeding themselves with hydroponic farming are completely viable with current technology
Travel to and from Mercury could use Venus' gravity as a slightshot, greatly reducing the time needed
Best place to experiment with Solar Sails
- Venus, the Big Prize
Most Earth-like planet in the Solar System, if we could somehow remove the CO2 from its atmosphere
Almost the same gravity as Earth
Ground level is scorching hot but at the upper levels of the atmosphere the temperature is a comfy 21° C
Same magnetic shield strenght as Earth, no shielding from cosmic radiation needed
Floating colonies on the upper level of Venus are 100% doable with current technology, people living on them could walk outside with only respirators and a protective raincoat to protect them from the acid rain, utopian conditions compared to the rest of the Solar System
Long term, Venus is BY FAR, the best candidate for terraforming
Worst planet to colonize:
- Mars, the Overhyped Shithole
No magnetic shield whatsoever, people living on Mars would need to live underground in bunkers specially shielded from cosmic radiation
But unlike Mercury, Mars has very little in the way of mining resources and its soil is extremely poor for farming
Further away from the Sun = Weak solar intensity = Less energy and poor farming
Weak magnetic shield also means it's incredibly difficult to terraform, more so than Venus, because it will slowly lose any atmosphere you try to introduce to it
tl;dr - Mercury should be colonized to be used as a stepping stone to colonize Venus. Mars is overhyped.
