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djellison t1_jabjb0i wrote

>It's got a relatively high surface gravity.

Venus, Mars, Mercury, Io, our Moon, Ganymede, Titan and Europa all have higher.

>It is outside Jupiter's massive radiation belt

As are Venus, Mars, Mercury, our Moon

>There is water ice easily available on the surface

As there is at Mars and some would argue on certain parts of the Moon

>Close proximity to the asteroid belt

So is Mars.

>and the trojan asteroids around Jupiter,

They're actually a long way from Jupiter.

>The Jovian moon Callisto is the best body in the solar system to consider for future human colonization.

For what purpose?

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dgames_90 t1_jacq1j2 wrote

>For what purpose?

expansion of the human race. increase survival of the species in case of disaster.

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djellison t1_jad6t03 wrote

Yeah - Callisto is an awful place to do any of that.

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