There are signs of something resembling a water vapor atmosphere, but in all likelihood, Ceres is way too small to retain anything that could really make the little dwarf planet turn into something warm and fuzzy.The Oculian Armada is set to overly fill the role of Low-powered, High-tech theme with the cheapest Energy/Missile weapons at their disposal. Three percent! Anything built on the surface will need to be anchored in deep - and even then it’s not completely clear whether those structures will manage to stick to the ground. Ceres is small, and only exhibits three percent of Earth’s gravity. In addition, Ceres is teeming with a hidden stash of water-ice - which will make the diminutive dwarf planet a very nice target for future asteroid miners.ĭisadvantages: Again, low gravity rears its ugly head. If humans have already established an outpost on the red planet from which we can conduct launches, Ceres is a pretty easy place to get to from there. That’s a pretty nice location, just a bit more distance from Mars. The low gravity makes it difficult for Europe to retain an atmosphere capable of fostering a warmer surface climate.Ĭeres, in false coloring to highlight the Occator Crater NASA CeresĪdvantages: First thing’s first, Ceres is located within the asteroid belt - the stream of rocks orbiting the sun between Mars and Jupiter. There’s also the mess that Jupiter’s magnetosphere creates, showering Europa with intense bouts of radiation. Its gravity is only 13 percent of Earth’s - which would undoubtedly create many microgravity-associated physiological problems for any humans forced to live there for more than a couple months. That ocean, though dotted by geysers, might possess the ingredients for extraterrestrial life to evolve.ĭisadvantages: If the gravity on Earth’s moon is problematic, Europa is even more of an issue. It looks to be relatively smooth but still retains signs of activity brewing as a result of the subsurface ocean sitting right beneath all that ice. The icy surface of the moon, although freezing, is solid enough to establish buildings, habitats, and structures. And the low gravity (one-sixth of Earth’s) means the prospect of keeping people on the moon for longer than just a few weeks seems impractical.Īdvantages: This moon of Jupiter is probably the best place to build a permanent place in the Jovian system. It’s essentially a large amount of space for building infrastructure that can help augment travel to other places. The whole rock lacks many valuable resources, and it’s pretty barren.
In addition, the lack of an atmosphere makes it much easier and less energy-intensive for any spacecraft to land on and leave the moon.ĭisadvantages: Again, there aren’t very many things to do on the moon. Although there’s a lot less to look forward to on the moon (there are certainly a lot fewer resources available from digging up the moon than there are on places like Mars or on near-Earth asteroids), its close proximity makes it incredibly easy to keep a lunar colony stocked with resources and to deal with any major emergencies. We know how do get there, and all it takes is three days, perhaps even less with faster propulsion technology. And if a solar storm were to hit the planet, it would fry pretty much every important piece of electronic equipment on the ground and in orbit.Įarth's Moon Flickr / shahbasharat Earth’s MoonĪdvantages: We’ve already been there before. There’s also the issue that without a robust atmosphere or a magnetic field, the surface of the planet is exposed to high bouts of UV light and solar radiation. That’s certainly no impediment for certain types of organisms, but humans will still need to build pressurized habitats capable of bringing temperatures to a moderate range and life support systems that can deliver food, water, and oxygenized air as needed. It’s easy to situate solar panels on the surface as an energy source, and Elon Musk has a not-too-crazy idea to generate fuel on the planet using atmospheric methane.ĭisadvantages: The red planet is not as bad as other places, but objectively speaking it’s still a cold, dry, dead wasteland.
It possesses one-third the gravity of Earth (better than most other places), it only takes five to six months to travel to with current technology, and it possesses large reserves of ice that could be converted into liquid water. Gill MarsĪdvantages: Mars is ostensibly our best hope for establishing a long-term extraterrestrial colony.
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