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Here is a Scott Manley video on the launch and history of this mission https://youtu.be/sP9ay1-t7Us

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A reminder that the lunar eclipse has begun!!!!

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Good News 1 year later, The answer is Yes

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Live in a place too cloudy? Here is a live feed from an observatory in Rome https://youtu.be/f3M6FSVRXWA

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For comparison here is the first image of a black hole we ever got https://solarsystem.nasa.gov/resources/2319/first-image-of-a-black-hole/

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Here is another article by Space.com explaining why the moon turns red during an eclipse https://www.space.com/why-moon-turns-red-total-lunar-eclipse

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This Lucy Spaceprobe will see the lunar eclipse tonight! https://www.space.com/total-lunar-eclipse-lucy-asteroid-spacecraft-may-2022

Live position of Lucy: https://eyes.nasa.gov/apps/orrery/#/sc_lucy?time=2022-05-15T21:15:01.448+00:00

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Callisto Size Comparison

You can learn more about Callisto here:

Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Callisto_(moon)

Astrum: https://youtu.be/8Yeay2nE_cI

NASA: https://solarsystem.nasa.gov/moons/jupiter-moons/callisto/overview/

NASA eyes: https://eyes.nasa.gov/apps/orrery/#/callisto?time=2022-05-15T20:59:48.554+00:00

Image Sources:

Earth: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Earth#/media/File:The_Blue_Marble_(remastered).jpg

Mercury: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mercury_(planet)#/media/File:Mercury_in_true_color.jpg

Callisto: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Callisto_(moon)#/media/File:Callisto.jpg

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Io Size Comparison

You can learn more about Io here:

Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Io_(moon)

Astrum: https://youtu.be/98iCzrNRWmQ

NASA: https://solarsystem.nasa.gov/moons/jupiter-moons/io/overview/

NASA eyes: https://eyes.nasa.gov/apps/orrery/#/io?time=2022-05-15T20:32:26.385+00:00

Image Sources:

Earth: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Earth#/media/File:The_Blue_Marble_(remastered).jpg

Mercury: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mercury_(planet)#/media/File:Mercury_in_true_color.jpg

Io: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Io_(moon)#/media/File:Io_highest_resolution_true_color.jpg

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Ganymede Size Comparison:

You can learn more about Ganymede here:

Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ganymede_(moon)

Astrum: https://youtu.be/gkuRM04Ck8Y

NASA: https://solarsystem.nasa.gov/moons/jupiter-moons/ganymede/in-depth/

NASA eyes visulization: https://eyes.nasa.gov/apps/orrery/#/ganymede?time=2022-05-15T20:21:18.293+00:00

Image Sources:

Earth: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Earth#/media/File:The_Blue_Marble_(remastered).jpg

Mercury: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mercury_(planet)#/media/File:Mercury_in_true_color.jpg

Ganymede: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ganymede_(moon)#/media/File:Ganymede_-_Perijove_34_Composite.png

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Europa Size Comparison

You can learn more about Europa here:

Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Europa_(moon)

Astrum: https://youtu.be/dGJbIfjzMQk

Neil deGrasse Tyson/Big Think: https://youtu.be/JEU3ppMIziI

NASA: https://solarsystem.nasa.gov/moons/jupiter-moons/europa/in-depth/

NASA eyes Visulization: https://eyes.nasa.gov/apps/orrery/#/europa?time=2022-05-15T20:16:10.757+00:00

Image Sources:

Earth: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Earth#/media/File:The_Blue_Marble_(remastered).jpg

Mercury: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mercury_(planet)#/media/File:Mercury_in_true_color.jpg

Europa: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Europa_(moon)#/media/File:Europa-moon-with-margins.jpg

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@BasKlein I think the earliest of mission will be more like expeditions run by a commander but once a permanent colony is established a form of economy will take place with a presidency.

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I think the real importance of colonizing Mars and developing nations there is that they can be experiments for nation building on Earth. The lessons we learn about having a fully self-contained nation on Mars will be valuable lessons for Earth. The challenges such as farming vast quantities of food in a small area land will be useful in making Earth farming more efficient. As well as carbon dioxide removal in large habitats.

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I think the interesting thing will be that we will have the capability on Mars to literally build a nation from the ground up including its atmosphere. Taking city planning to a whole new level

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