In my previous articles, I proposed a planetary rocket. It would be used to explore our solar system further. After making some research, I concluded that conducting preliminary research on protoplanets in the asteroid belt would be more beneficial for the humanity compared to researches conducted on Mars. Protoplanet exploration requires slightly more powerful rockets compared to Mars missions like the one I proposed earlier.
The asteroid belt is full of space bodies with different characteristics. With a distance between Mars and Jupiter, lots of scientific research can be conducted. The asteroids have way less gravity compared to the planets and their moons. As a result, safely landing on them does not require big and heavy landing stages. Additionally, their way smaller surface area allows thorough exploration of the space body.
Only Mercury, Venus, Mars and the moons of the outer planets allow surface exploration. Mercury is very hot. Venus is also very hot and have a very chaotic and dense atmosphere. The moons of the outer planets are very distant from Earth. That leaves Mars and the asteroid belt as a feasible research zone.
Some of the protoplanets in the asteroid belt have interesting properties well forth exploring for.
1 Ceres, 2 Pallas, 4 Vesta
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