Terraforming Mars quickly

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Aug 1992

adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1992jbis...45..331b&link_type=abstract

British Interplanetary Society, Journal (ISSN 0007-094X), vol. 45, no. 8, Aug. 1992, p. 331-340.

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Heating, Mars Atmosphere, Mars Environment, Planetary Temperature, Space Colonies, Atmospheric Composition, Extraterrestrial Resources, Nitrogen, Oxygen, Planetary Composition, Planetary Geology, Regolith, Solar Reflectors

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This paper addresses the problems of terraforming Mars quickly. It is shown that a solar mirror could be used to vaporize portions of the Martian regolith, liberating trapped volatiles including oxygen, nitrogen, carbon dioxide, and water vapor. The creation of a breathable atmosphere could then be completed by photosynthesis. Illumination from the same soletta would then provide a warm climate around the new canals and sunlight on the high deserts, maintaining the 24.5 hour cycle of day and night. It is claimed that terraforming could be completed in as little as fifty years.

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