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- From: lpb@florida.swdc.stratus.com (Len Bucuvalas)
- Newsgroups: sci.astro
- Subject: Re: Is NASA really planning to Terraform Mars?
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- Date: 9 Sep 92 00:30:08 GMT
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- In article <rabjab.82.0@golem.ucsd.edu> rabjab@golem.ucsd.edu (Jeff Bytof) writes:
- >
- >>barry@chezmoto.ai.mit.edu (Barry Kort) writes:
- >>> A colleague of mine, who claims to be knowledgeable in such matters
- >>> tells me:
- >>>
- >>> A fairly large team <at NASA>, is planning the terraforming
- >>> of Mars, which involves destroying the planet as we know it.
- >>> Mars will be raised 20 degrees C. And with minimal study of
- >>> that planet it becomes clear what chain of events will occur.
- >>> After this chain Mars will be 'polluted' with earth-based
- >>> micro-organisms and rugged plant life.
- >>>
- >>> Can anyone confirm, deny, or refute the above, or otherwise
- >>> elaborate on NASA's plans with respect to Mars?
- >
- >The first step in accomplishing the above objective would
- >be for NASA to venusiform Congress. :-)
- >
- >Jeff Bytof
- >rabjab@golem.ucsd.edu
- >
- >>Thanks! --ralf
-
- I read somewhere over this weekend that the first step they
- would take to terraforming an allegedly lifeless planet is to
- explode one or more thermonuclear warheads in the
- atmosphere...the thought being that this would generate CO2.
-
- Is there any validity to this thinking at all???
- No flames please .... just an answer would be appreciated.
-
- TIA,
- Len
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