/sci/ - Science & Math

So I've been doing some research and I realized that my existing plans for a Mars base are completely useless because I underestimate how cold the ground is.

Anything that's in physical contact with the Martian surface is going to spend an inordinate amount of energy budget on heating, and suffer enormous outgassing/geological problems when all the energy bleeding into the ground starts heating it up too much.

I think the best system would be something akin to the Amundsun-Scott station where the entire thing is on stilts, surrounded by an insulating layer. Gasses conduct temperature less efficiently than solids so radiation shielding alone should provide enough insulation to keep the heat in.

Also, ISRU all the materials eventually obviously.