tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1660090614793277371.post3732381632925884939..comments2024-03-19T21:14:01.007-07:00Comments on The Compass Rose: The Mars Expedition Photos - Anthropocentric BiasCurtis Favillehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06213075853354387634noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1660090614793277371.post-43456590248081481272011-11-02T05:29:07.861-07:002011-11-02T05:29:07.861-07:00http://www.jspec.jaxa.jp/e/activity/ikaros.htmlhttp://www.jspec.jaxa.jp/e/activity/ikaros.htmlCraighttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05061304265345986242noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1660090614793277371.post-34493851663056581532011-10-31T04:27:02.830-07:002011-10-31T04:27:02.830-07:00Terraforming was a popular concept back in the ...Terraforming was a popular concept back in the '70s when lunar golf was still a fresh memory. The idea then was that there could be forms of algae, moss, lichens or even cactus on earth well adapted to the Martian terrain and atmosphere. <br /><br />There is CO2 on Mars, which could be transformed by the introduction of appropriate terrestrial vegetation, releasing oxygen on a scale sufficient to create weather that could substantially diminish the extremes of diurnal variation in the atmosphere, rendering the air breathable and the climate habitable at some point in the not too distant future, perhaps a millennium or less. Free oxygen has a strong inclination to team up with hydrogen and form water. Produce enough water and you get clouds. Don't laugh. It could happen. <br /><br />Venus also has enormous potential once the fundamental principles of planetary science are mastered. Interplanetary lebensraum. I like it. Sign me up for a course in reincarnation, too. I'd like to come back and check it out a few centuries from now.Craighttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05061304265345986242noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1660090614793277371.post-27627496003616722202011-10-29T00:11:35.868-07:002011-10-29T00:11:35.868-07:00moon colonies or ships/stations in orbit will prob...moon colonies or ships/stations in orbit will probably be happening in next few decades--but a manned mission to Mars a long way off. The pro-Mars types (ive met a few and they are usually pure quacks) forget how much H20 and other supplies they will need (and for return trip as well)--perhaps a small crew--1-2 people could do it but still incredibly difficult logistically speaking, and approx 6 month trip with current speeds. I wager we will see "orbitals" tho' in next 2-3 decades--like the Mir, ramped up---space casino more than likely (think of tourista cash). That is, unless your pals in the TP-GOP nix the entire NASA program--which they might ,I ve read. So would have to be rockets/stations funded by private corps,etc (which is happening)1000 Names of Vishnunoreply@blogger.com