Lee Duna@lemmy.nz to Astronomy@mander.xyzEnglish · 5 months agoThe amazing helicopter on Mars, Ingenuity, will fly no morearstechnica.comexternal-linkmessage-square12fedilinkarrow-up1142arrow-down11
arrow-up1141arrow-down1external-linkThe amazing helicopter on Mars, Ingenuity, will fly no morearstechnica.comLee Duna@lemmy.nz to Astronomy@mander.xyzEnglish · 5 months agomessage-square12fedilink
minus-squareChaserlinkfedilinkarrow-up4·5 months agoA blimp doesn’t seem super feasible on Mars due to the low air pressure
minus-squareChaserlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·5 months agoBased on the gradient of pressures from the “surface” to the core, it’s entirely feasible. I’ve read about ideas for blimp colonies on Jupiter as well as Venus!
minus-squaremipadaitu@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·5 months agoMars, no. But Venus… That would work great.
A blimp doesn’t seem super feasible on Mars due to the low air pressure
But what about a Jovian blimp?
Based on the gradient of pressures from the “surface” to the core, it’s entirely feasible. I’ve read about ideas for blimp colonies on Jupiter as well as Venus!
Mars, no. But Venus… That would work great.