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I was pondering the other day, on how we could instigate a terraforming of Mars. Mildly controversial, apparently there are those who want Mars to remain red and not be greened up, and there are those who think we should fix up our own planet's ecosystem before attempting to muck around with others, but I've always had an interest in Mars and I think it's a new frontier that is likely to be developed in some way in our lifetime, so I want to talk about this. I know there are some smart scientists on here so if you can guide me back on track where I get a bit over-enthusiastic, I'd appreciate it Now there are a few basic things we need to know 1. soil (dust / whatever) which I know nothing about 2. atmosphere 3. water 4. current temperatures 5. light intensity / wavelengths 6. the plants / fungi / algae which can be mass grown with little effort in the above conditions. Transported and sown in some kind of stratum easily. A few random Q's like how the plants adapt to changing conditions or should there be a new set of introductions periodically to continue the process (ie as it gets warmer / atmospheric changes etc.) and whether we feel genetic modification is acceptable for pioneer species to help them cope with initial extreme conditions. So for the sake of argument we do want to convert the existing environment / materials into something rather Earthlike we can live in. What are your thoughts? I'd rather keep it to practicalities please no philosophy here Yeah well I'm doing some research on this I was going to post some up but I wanted to get the topic started if anyone else was interested get a yarn going
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