Spinning [WAS] Island One, Two and Three

"Just for the record I'm not a proponent of settleing Mars or any
planetary surface but I still think it's a strong possibility that
others will choose to do so and that discussion of such subjects
remains relevant."

If Mars has water it certainly is worth settling. It has 0.4 Earth g; period of rotation is the same; solar illumination is enough for agriculture, even without intensifiers. I don't fully understand the objection to planetary surfaces as space habitats. What's wrong with Earth? Island type habs which we are discussing are also great.

Selvaraj

From: Michael Capriola
To: spacesettlers@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Wednesday, October 20, 2004 5:58 PM
Subject: [spacesettlers] RE: Spinning [WAS] Re: Island One, Two and Three

"sardonius2000" wrote:

"Just for the record I'm not a proponent of settleing Mars or any
planetary surface but I still think it's a strong possibility that
others will choose to do so and that discussion of such subjects
remains relevant."

There will always be people who look at a piece of real estate that no one
else wants and then say, "What can I do with this property? Can I make it
profitable?" Or, "No one will bother me if I go live there."