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

  • rar@discuss.onlineEnglish
    8·
    1 year ago

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

    • Genrawir@lemmy.worldEnglish
      6·
      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.

    • scarabic@lemmy.worldEnglish
      1·
      1 year ago

      If it’s basic generic viability I’ve always heard 30-60 though I couldn’t name a source for that.

    • afraid_of_zombies@lemmy.worldEnglish
      1·
      1 year ago

      I think that number comes from long term genetic diversity issues. Some rule in biology about inbreeding depression came up with it