This bit is like something out of a sci-fi story...
Another option is to live underground, where day-night variations would be damped enough that temperatures would stay roughly constant. There are indications that Mercury contains lava tubes, like the Moon and Mars, which would be suitable for this purpose.
I hope the Wikipedia editors have checked the info. In any case - I learned something. Yesterday I would have laughed at the idea of a colony on Mars as being total nonsense. And I'm annoyed at myself that like many non-scientists - I tend to forget simple science.
I assumed Mercury gravity was far lower because it's so much smaller. I entirely forgot about density.
Because Mercury is very dense, its surface gravity is 0.38g like Mars, even though it is a smaller planet.
I thought that page was by a wackadoodle but then I realized I couldn't tell if the text was crazy or sane so I checked Wikipedia...
This bit is like something out of a sci-fi story...
Idk the rest of his website definitely comes off as a little wackadoodle but the shit on this page sounds plausible unless his math is wrong
I hope the Wikipedia editors have checked the info. In any case - I learned something. Yesterday I would have laughed at the idea of a colony on Mars as being total nonsense. And I'm annoyed at myself that like many non-scientists - I tend to forget simple science.
I assumed Mercury gravity was far lower because it's so much smaller. I entirely forgot about density.
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This is how Bernie can still win.