If we already know the conditions of various planets and moons, why can’t we recreate them on Earth to use to build probes for them?
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We do actually do this. I know of Venus simulation chambers that will do high pressures, temperatures, and corrosive environments. There are also things like cryo vacuum chambers to simulate the icy surface of moons like Europa and Enceladus.
The reason you don’t see a lot of them or really big ones is because they’re expensive to build, maintain, and operate. A technology has to do a lot of proving prior to being able to be tested in these sorts of environments.
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