XPost: sci.space.policy, sci.physics   
   From: jfindley@cinci.nospam.rr.com   
      
   In article , jimp@specsol.spam.sux.com   
   says...   
   > > It's not like we're constrained on how much space we are going to spread   
   out   
   > > our solar panels over. No neighbors are going to complain.   
   >   
   > Yeah, sure it would be possible to cover half of Mars with solar   
   > panels and get lots of power but that is not practical nor economical.   
   >   
   > To get the energy of a little 50 MW reactor you need well over a million   
   > square meters of solar panels that only work during daylight.   
   >   
      
   So bring a nuclear reactor, but you'll be constrained as to how bit it   
   can be, so I seriously doubt you're going to see a 50 MW reactor on Mars   
   anytime soon.   
      
   Jeff   
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