2006-12-11 11:28:35 · 7 answers · asked by James C 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Astronomy & Space
Yes, absolutely, and it could be done in about 100 years with present technology. Please read the book, "The Case for Mars" by Dr. Robert Zubrin, PhD for an in depth analysis of this and many other Mars related subjects.
2006-12-11 12:16:31 · answer #1 · answered by Sciencenut 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, with anything, if they were to change the environment of the red planet... Finding a way to release the pole caps would prove sufficient. Carl Sagan discussed the possibilty of living on the planet while also engineering a tree that could survive somehow on it's surface, a dark forest... Placing such on the caps could create a greenhouse effect. Studies have concluded that Mars was at one time very similar to what earth was like a long time ago. Thin atomsphere and it also had clay soil which may have been a product in the production of protein molecules. Clay was an important discovery. And so was the experimentations with MARS JARS. Look up wolf traps too.
2006-12-11 12:15:27 · answer #2 · answered by _Lara_Bell_ 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Possibly.
Problems with that theory:
1. Finding the amouts of gasses necessary to develop a livable atmosphere on Mars would be nearly impossible, at least not from our planet.
2. The cost of getting such materials there would be extreme.
3. Mars isn't a particularly large planet - half the radius, tenth the mass. Thus, gravity there is far less than Earth, such that it may not be capable is retaining an atmosphere dense enough to support human life.
2006-12-11 11:49:54 · answer #3 · answered by mexikalifool 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
First we'd have to figure out the way to protect ourselves from radiation...like a nylon woven suit treated with chemicals. Then we could stay a while on the planet and build facilities for living. I think the "living area" part will be the easiest part to accomplish.
But who knows, at the current pace, we could very well see it in the next decade or two.
2006-12-11 12:06:49 · answer #4 · answered by Diadem 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
not right now ... we do not have the money, power, technology, time or will to do such a thing.
In theory it could, but there are problems like it would not hold onto an atmostphere so it would need to be replenished every so often, as well as water would need to be added to it to keep plant life alive to keep oxygen to keep the atmisphere to sustain life.
2006-12-11 11:52:32 · answer #5 · answered by themountainviewguy 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Yes, but it would be a very long, expensive process.
What you are talking about is called terraforming. Check this out:
2006-12-11 11:37:01 · answer #6 · answered by ~XenoFluX 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Not unless you could transfer a trillion tons of it from earth. But, then we need it.
2006-12-11 11:42:56 · answer #7 · answered by badabingbob 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋