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Of all the planets in the solar system, what planet would be the worst to live on?
Why would the planet of your choice be the worse?
Jupiter. There's no solid surface. The gravity is very high. Even in orbit, the radiation is absurd. Jupiter is the clear choice for least habitable.
Here's why some of the others didn't make it.
Mercury. While it's close to the Sun, and has no air, if you go near the poles, you can find a spot where the average temperature is pretty close to idea. Dig a hole in the ground there, and not very far down you've got a space you don't have to heat or chill. You'll need air. But underground, at least the radiation isn't terrible. And you should be able to generate lots of power via solar panels. The surface gravity is lower than Earth's, but you can compensate by putting your habitat into a ring and spinning it.
Venus. The surface is hot enough to melt lead. And the pressure at the surface is as high as it is 100 meters under water on Earth. But if you get high enough in the atmosphere, where the pressure is reasonable, it turns out the temperatures are also Earth-like. You could live in a floating city - held up by balloons. You'd still have to provide oxygen - which you could split from the Venus atmosphere. The gravity is nearly that of Earth. Provide your own day/night cycle.
Earth. I like it here pretty much as it is. There are too many humans, but that's an easy enough problem to solve.
Mars. The atmosphere is thin, and there's no magnetic field to protect from radiation. So you'd want to build domed structures to hold in your air, or perhaps go underground. The gravity isn't high enough, but you could compensate by spinning your habitat like on Mercury. The Sun is a bit dimmer there, but there are plants you could grow in green houses on the surface. And you could use Martian soil.
Ceres, Titan, Triton and Pluto. There's lots of water there. You could dig under the ice and build a habitat. Spin for more gravity. And so on. No show stoppers. You'll likely need nuclear power at either location.
Saturn, Uranus & Neptune. No surface to stand on. The gravity is high in the atmosphere, but not as bad as Jupiter. The radiation is high, but not as bad as Jupiter. It's colder, but nuclear power will get you through it. You'll need air to breathe and such.
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