this post was submitted on 25 Jan 2024
147 points (99.3% liked)

Astronomy

4011 readers
24 users here now

founded 2 years ago
MODERATORS
Sal@mander.xyz
147
The amazing helicopter on Mars, Ingenuity, will fly no more (arstechnica.com)
submitted 9 months ago by throws_lemy@lemmy.nz to c/astronomy@mander.xyz
12 comments fedilink hide all child comments
you are viewing a single comment's thread
view the rest of the comments
[–] Chaser@sopuli.xyz 4 points 9 months ago (2 children)

A blimp doesn't seem super feasible on Mars due to the low air pressure

[–] Malgas@beehaw.org 3 points 9 months ago (1 children)

But what about a Jovian blimp?

[–] Chaser@sopuli.xyz 1 points 9 months ago

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!

[–] mipadaitu@lemmy.world 1 points 9 months ago

Mars, no. But Venus... That would work great.