Straight Dope: Could we move Mars or Venus into Earth’s orbit and live there?
May 28, 2009 at 5:00 am by Wayne Garcia
Here’s a tease to this week’s Straight Dope column in the print edition of CL:
With the dearth of good real estate on Earth, I’ve been considering alternatives. One obvious candidate is Mars. However, in its current orbit, it’s too nippy and the air is too thin to satisfy anyone except Sherpas. How much energy would it take to move Mars into Earth’s orbit? Would it work better if we moved Venus instead because of its similar size to Earth? Please answer quickly as I need to finalize my retirement plans. –James Borowiec
I have to tell you, I admire the balls behind this concept. We’ve already got one planet pretty much hosed. Why not go for two?
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