Editing Space colonization (section)

===Sustainable power sources===
Power – [[Solar power]] is many times less concentrated in the outer Solar System than in the inner Solar System. It is unclear as to whether it would be usable there, using some form of concentration mirrors, or whether [[nuclear power]] would be necessary.<ref>{{cite journal|title=Study of Power Options for Jupiter and Outer Planet Missions |first1=Geoffrey A. |last1=Landis |first2=James |last2=Fincannon |url=https://ntrs.nasa.gov/api/citations/20160004679/downloads/20160004679.pdf |journal=42nd IEEE Photovoltaic Specialists Conference |location=New Orleans LA |date=19 June 2015|access-date=18 April 2025}}</ref> Use of geothermal systems to generate power may be practical on some of the planets and moons of the solar system.<ref>{{cite web|title=Geothermal Energy on Solar System Bodies |date=21 December 2022 |first=Ken |last=Wisian |url=https://www.beg.utexas.edu/news/geothermal-energy-on-solar-system-bodies |website = University of Texas |access-date=18 April 2025}}</ref>