• Lojcs@lemm.ee
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    1 year ago

    Why would they strip mine earth when there are so many other planets around? There’s no point

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      1 year ago

      Lots of water, useful for fuel. We also don’t see evidence of resource collection elsewhere

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        1 year ago

        Surely it’s easier to mine ice on europa?

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        There’s giant chunks of water ice all over the place in the Kuiper belt, much easier to grab, not stuck in a gravity well full of corrosive oxygen and creepy creatures.