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Re: And energy?

Them panels are going to need to be about double the size they would need to be on Earth.

Mars is about 1.5 AU from the sun while Earth is about 1 AU, which gives about 44%.

From https://www.nasa.gov/audience/foreducators/9-12/features/F_How_Far_How_Faint.html