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The invisible problem with sending people to Mars - Getting to Mars will be easy. It’s the whole ‘living there’ part that we haven’t figured out. (www.theverge.com)
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[-] CanadaPlus 10 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

Mars has enough gravity that bodily atrophy should not be a significant issue for people that return, and it shouldn’t be an issue at all for people who stay on Mars.

That's actually totally unknown. It could be, or it could be that you need almost a full G to stay healthy.

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