Terraforming Mars: Conceptual Solutions To The Problem Of Plant Growth In Low Concentrations Of Oxygen
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M. J. Fogg. (1995), JBIS, 48, pp.427-434
Refcode: 1995.48.427
Abstract:
Since the mid-1980’s, there has been a resurgence or interest in terraforming Mars – transforming that planet to suit it for terrestrial life. Many aspects relevant to such an undertaking have been subject to preliminary investigation: including potential techniques of planetary environmental engineering, possible microbial candidates for a pioneering biota and questions or motivation, economics and ethics. None of these studies have concluded that the terraforming of Mars would necessarily be impossible or immoral; but while all recognize the scale of the task, conclusions as to its ultimate practicality, and how far Mars’ engineered environmental path might proceed in an Earthlike direction, differ widely.
