Exploration of Jupiter disadvantages for colonization because of the severe radiation conditions prevailing in Jupiter's magnetosphere and the planet's particularly deep gravitational well. Jupiter would deliver about 36 Sv (3600 rem) per day to unshielded colonists at Io and about 5.4 Sv (540 rems) per day to unshielded colonists at Europa, which is a decisive aspect due to the fact that already an exposure to about 0.75 Sv over a period of a few days is enough to cause radiation poisoning, and about 5 Sv over a few days is fatal. Ganymede is the Solar System's largest moon and the Solar System's only
The Complaint of Mars like The Complaint of Mars. Chaucer’s depiction of Mars and Venus does not stray far from the original myth. However, some changes are notable. According to Roman mythology, Vulcan-- the god of blacksmithing and forging, son of Jupiter and Juno-- was so ugly that no woman would ever marry him. Zeus then forced the reluctant Venus into a marriage with Vulcan so that he would have a wife: Despite being his wife, this did not stop Venus from engaging in multiple affairs with mortals and gods alike. Some of the most notable of her partners are the human Adonis (who