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“It’s really not a good idea to settle the place…and have children thereâ€
While some dream of thriving multi-generational societies on Mars, others believe the lethal environment will constrain the human presence to life as it is endured today at the South Pole. And it may well be that to be born on Mars is biologically impossible. Thoughts from authors Kim Stanley Robinson and Oliver Morton, and scientists Chris McKay and Pascal Lee.
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