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Old March 22nd 17, 04:58 AM posted to sci.space.policy
Fred J. McCall[_3_]
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Default First Viable Business on Luna

JF Mezei wrote:

snip idiocy


Seriously, would landing a rover on the moon be easier/harder than
landing it on Mars? (no atmosphere at all vs enough to use parachutes).


Easier, but the issue is gravity rather than atmosphere. Mars doesn't
have enough atmosphere for parachutes to be real useful for any
sizable object, either, but the gravity is enough higher than the
Moons that powered landings are more difficult.


Would sending it to the moon require must less fuel than Mars or not
that much different ?


The Moon obviously requires less fuel, what with the whole 'Moon
orbits the Earth' thing.


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