[ExI] Can you terraform Mars

[Dan TheBookMan]

On Jun 27, 2026, at 2:35 PM, Ben Zaiboc via extropy-chat <extropy-chat at lists.extropy.org> wrote:
> It's all just silly, and makes no sense. For one thing, even if you could thicken the atmosphere and somehow arrange for a strong enough magnetosphere (both for radiation protection), there's still the awkward problem of the low gravity causing big problems for anyone who stays there for more than a few months.
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> A much better solution (if one was needed, which I don't think it is) would be to marsiform terrans.
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> In practice, if anyone ever does live on Mars, they will almost certainly be non-biological, and the environment won't be a problem.

The tougher nut to crack is Venus.

Regards,

Dan