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I'm not firmly in the terraforming camp, but something I'd like to point out is that humans don't need exactly 1 atm. About 0.5 atm would be sufficient. It's an
by kdbeall_ 5y ago
I'm not firmly in the terraforming camp, but something I'd like to point out is that humans don't need exactly 1 atm. About 0.5 atm would be sufficient. It's analogous to what is found in Bolivia's altiplano. Mar's gravity is sufficient to hold onto oxygen and nitrogen.
- 0_____0 5y agoTrue, although if you've fixed the "atmosphere gets stripped away" problem, you've achieved the hard part.