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A Mars Colony Needs Just 22 People to Survive, Simulation Suggests (www.extremetech.com)
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A Mars Colony Needs Just 22 People to Survive, Simulation Suggests::undefined

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[–] rar@discuss.online 8 points 1 year ago (3 children)

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.world 12 points 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.world 1 points 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.world 1 points 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