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A Mars Colony Needs Just 22 People to Survive, Simulation Suggests::undefined

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[โ€“] [email protected] 8 points 1 year ago (3 children)

I remember reading somewhere it was around 500-1000 for a sustainable human colony to begin. Did we get better at avoiding Hapsburg Jaws?

[โ€“] Genrawir 12 points 1 year ago

I was wondering the same thing before reading the article. This is for a 28 year mission, and doesn't include setting up the base, or power and water supply.

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