2006-09-11 11:31:39 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics ➔ Earth Sciences & Geology
Terraforming is a formidable task on a planet with so little atmosphere, less than 1% of the surface pressure of earth's.
It may be possible to build structures or underground facilities on Mars, but we are decades away from the first one.
2006-09-11 11:46:24 · answer #1 · answered by SPLATT 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Not really, global warming is a hotly contested political and environmental issue that is under debate.
Although, nearly the entire scientific community from climatologists, meteorologists, paleoclimatologists, mathemeticians, physicists, chemists, biologists, and geologists in the U.S. and the International community have virtually all come under the consensus that Global Warming is a real climate problem being caused by humankind.
The greenhouse effect is the phenomenon that scientists would use to help terraform Mars. But the situation is far more complex... in addition to needing a stable global temperature, Mars needs water to be habitable by humans. Lots of it.
All global warming proves is that humans are capable of enacting climate change on a global scale which is absolutely true. People just aren't thinking clearly or are just wishing the problem away.
2006-09-11 13:37:35 · answer #2 · answered by slynx000 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
NO. Mars, is not terraformable. Its center is solid not liquid as ours is. That is important because the movement of our molten center sets up electromagnetic "force-fields" around our planet that ,in turn deflect the solor winds that have blown off Mars atmosphere. If we
were to terraform Mars, the atmosphere would be blown off again. This is basic science not some theroy of mine.
PS, There is absolutly no debate among serious scientists that our planet is warming and has been doing so since measurements were first begun at the turn of the century. The only debate is about the rate of the warming NOT the fact of the warming.
2006-09-11 12:13:36 · answer #3 · answered by pocono58 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Not to say that it's not possible, but right now mankind is too caught up in religion, and war, to focus on anything important.
And the space station isn't doing anything that can't be done there. But can we ,if we actually worked together as a unified species, use our knowledge to both terraform Mars and reverse the effects of Global warming. I do belief it could be possible.
2006-09-11 11:47:24 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
No connection there. When we get some real technology going (not the pitiful stuff we are doing presently) we should be able to steer large comets to impact on Mars, giving it water and an atmosphere.
Just 'deorbit' them from the Kuiper belt.
2006-09-11 11:33:46 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes but global warming is fake and terraforming is realistic.
2006-09-11 11:32:46 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋
That would be Cool if they could do that someday.
2006-09-11 11:33:05 · answer #7 · answered by M L 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
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2006-09-11 11:32:44 · answer #8 · answered by skettopolis 4 · 1⤊ 1⤋
no....idiot
2006-09-11 11:32:56 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 2⤋