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What’s the Bare Minimum Number of People for a Mars Habitat?(www.universetoday.com)

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A recent preprint paper examines the minimum number of people required to maintain a feasible settlement on Mars while accounting for psychological and behavioral factors, specifically in emergency situations. This study was conducted by a team of data scientists from George Mason University and holds the potential to help researchers better understand the appropriate conditions …

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Worx@lemmynsfw.com
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I saw a documentary about this - you actually only need one person as long as they like eating potatoes

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Dozzi92@lemmy.world
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Literally my calling.

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BestTestInTheWest@lemmy.world
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Are you talking about pirate Mark Watney?

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tmjaea@lemmy.world
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Space pirate!

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Absolutemehperson@lemmy.world
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PO-TA-TOES

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BarrelAgedBoredom@lemm.ee
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An old volleyball will do in a pinch. But not for too long

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Sygheil@lemmy.worldB
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Wilson?

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Wiiiilsssooooooooonnn!

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