Guest theSun Posted January 12, 2011 Share Posted January 12, 2011 Why not amirite????? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
data Posted January 12, 2011 Share Posted January 12, 2011 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cIYtBSqkbmw Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest cardan Posted January 12, 2011 Share Posted January 12, 2011 No. I prefer a Mars that doesn't have Hilton's and Starbucks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YEK Posted January 12, 2011 Share Posted January 12, 2011 mars is for men and venus is for penis/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MAXIMUS MISCHIEF Posted January 12, 2011 Share Posted January 12, 2011 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cIYtBSqkbmw fake Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YEK Posted January 12, 2011 Share Posted January 12, 2011 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cIYtBSqkbmw fake Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Gary C Posted January 12, 2011 Share Posted January 12, 2011 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kaini Posted January 12, 2011 Share Posted January 12, 2011 the closest thing to a manual i've read for it is kim stanley robinson's mars trilogy excellent, extremely plausible science fiction which deals with very real questions like separate political factions developing on mars, some of whom are earth-seperatist http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mars_trilogy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kokoon Posted January 12, 2011 Share Posted January 12, 2011 the closest thing to a manual i've read for it is kim stanley robinson's mars trilogy excellent, extremely plausible science fiction which deals with very real questions like separate political factions developing on mars, some of whom are earth-seperatist http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mars_trilogy awesome, i'll check this out. terraforming mars is something i've been thinking about a lot recently. afaik the main issue is how to make the core liquid, for the magnetic field to form. that would help protecting the colonies from the solar storms. well, that and water :) it even isn't that cold up there, i was quite surprised to read that the temperatures are up to -5 deg celcius! http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terraforming_of_Mars Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kaini Posted January 12, 2011 Share Posted January 12, 2011 the closest thing to a manual i've read for it is kim stanley robinson's mars trilogy excellent, extremely plausible science fiction which deals with very real questions like separate political factions developing on mars, some of whom are earth-seperatist http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mars_trilogy awesome, i'll check this out. terraforming mars is something i've been thinking about a lot recently. afaik the main issue is how to make the core liquid, for the magnetic field to form. that would help protecting the colonies from the solar storms. well, that and water :) it even isn't that cold up there, i was quite surprised to read that the temperatures are up to -5 deg celcius! http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terraforming_of_Mars they go the domed city/algae/greenhouse gas route in those books he normally writes historical fiction, so robinson is well qualified for the job. they build a space elevator and attach it to phobos and... well, i won't spoil it for you, but halfway through the first book in the series there's a crowning moment of awesome involving it :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest fox Posted January 12, 2011 Share Posted January 12, 2011 bet we could put in one helluva golf course Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kokoon Posted January 12, 2011 Share Posted January 12, 2011 they go the domed city/algae/greenhouse gas route in those books cool, i read somewhere about the greenhouse gas route and it seemed pretty viable. if we're talking about a method to simultaneously warm up the atmosphere and provide CO2 for plants to produce oxygen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soloman Tump Posted January 12, 2011 Share Posted January 12, 2011 This is how it started Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest theSun Posted January 12, 2011 Share Posted January 12, 2011 yeah the most realistic way would be to pump that shit full of enough CO2 to bring the temp down so liquid water can form. the only forseeable problem would be pumping too much CO2 into the atmosphere. can we take some back out? can we do that here on earf? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest theSun Posted January 12, 2011 Share Posted January 12, 2011 edit- that shit about cfcs is a little scary Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kaini Posted January 12, 2011 Share Posted January 12, 2011 yeah the most realistic way would be to pump that shit full of enough CO2 to bring the temp down so liquid water can form. the only forseeable problem would be pumping too much CO2 into the atmosphere. can we take some back out? can we do that here on earf? complex question... http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carbon_sequestration Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kokoon Posted January 12, 2011 Share Posted January 12, 2011 yeah the most realistic way would be to pump that shit full of enough CO2 to bring the temp down so liquid water can form. the only forseeable problem would be pumping too much CO2 into the atmosphere. can we take some back out? can we do that here on earf? complex question... http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carbon_sequestration fuck yeah, we could just send some of our (excessive) CO2 over to mars. two planets 'repaired', humankind saved. continue to the next planet. how much of CO2 would planet mars need in order for the chain reaction (releasing carbon from the soil due to warming up) to start? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kaini Posted January 12, 2011 Share Posted January 12, 2011 the scientific term is 'a fucking shitload' Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Funktion Posted January 12, 2011 Share Posted January 12, 2011 if you think earth's CO2 level is excessive, check out venus, the byproduct of a runaway greenhouse effect Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kokoon Posted January 12, 2011 Share Posted January 12, 2011 but mars would probably stabilize sooner, it's quite a bit further from the sun after all. or not? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kaini Posted January 12, 2011 Share Posted January 12, 2011 yeah, that would have a bearing on things. the key is getting the balance right... it's a system with many variables. if you were to introduce an algae or lichen, it would speed up CO2 production, but it would also increase albedo... it's like a calculus equation with about 30 variables. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chassis Posted January 12, 2011 Share Posted January 12, 2011 Nah, lets got to Pluto Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thehauntingsoul Posted January 12, 2011 Share Posted January 12, 2011 Mars is where it's at Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Rambo Posted January 12, 2011 Share Posted January 12, 2011 The only reason i would go into space is because we would probably have to drink each others pee. If we dont have to drink each others pee, i'll just stay where i am. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YEK Posted January 12, 2011 Share Posted January 12, 2011 yeah the most realistic way would be to pump that shit full of enough CO2 to bring the temp down so liquid water can form. the only forseeable problem would be pumping too much CO2 into the atmosphere. can we take some back out? can we do that here on earf? so we don't have to use these?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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