"G=EMC^2 Glazier" wrote in message
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BV Colder than the Mars equator,but ice is a great insulator it does
not like going much lower than 32 degrees. Eskimos keep their igloo at
46 degrees with just a blubber flame with a hole in the roof. The
melting ice on the igloos walls gives them running water. On Mars this
running water and lima beans would be the soup of the day. For the Mars
astronauts it would be the soup every day except Friday. On Friday its
trout chowder. Bert

The menu alone would keep me from visiting. Maybe I can sneak some
ramon's up.

I think situating the base near a source of water is a good idea, but I also
think we would need to include a hard structure. Nature can't be trusted to
keep that dome airtight.

BV.