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		mr_toad on Aug 17, 2022 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Plasma reactors could create oxygen on Mars Lack of metals is going to be a problem for any colonies on Venus.

ncmncm on Aug 17, 2022 [–]

There will be no self-sufficient colony on Mars or Venus.

But there is a surprising quantity of metal compound gases in the atmosphere.

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