Technological requirements for terraforming Mars

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Jun 1993

adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1993jpmc.confx....z&link_type=abstract

AIAA, SAE, ASME, and ASEE, Joint Propulsion Conference and Exhibit, 29th, Monterey, CA, June 28-30, 1993, 14 p.

Mathematics

Climate Change, Global Warming, Mars Atmosphere, Space Colonies, Technology Utilization, Carbon Dioxide, Greenhouse Effect, Mirrors, Oxygen Production, Polar Caps, Regolith

Scientific paper

A mathematical model of the Martian CO2 environment is presently used to generate an analysis exploring and clarifying the prospects for the use of positive feedbacks to accelerate planetary engineering efforts. The model assumes that enough CO2 is present in the Martian regolith and south pole to generate a 300-600 mb atmosphere; when released by heating via orbiting mirrors, the CO2's greenhouse effect will function as a positive feedback supporting further warming. The requirements for Mars terraforming will in this way be reduced by a factor of 2 relative to previous estimates. The nuclear power-based production of the Al for the mirrors is discussed.

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