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I'm wondering, I know that Earth originally went through an atmospheric change process by bacteria that changed a previously toxic (to us) process into a fully

I'm wondering, I know that Earth originally went through an atmospheric change process by bacteria that changed a previously toxic (to us) process into a fully breathable atmosphere... considering that, wouldn't it be feasible to bring closed containers full of said bacteria (I assume one that does that might still exist) to mars and have them transform CO2 into oxygen in a closed environment? you pull CO2 into the place with the bacteria then when it's purified into oxygen you pull it into the base. Of course there's always the risk your bacteria somehow die but still

gus_massa 3y ago
Cyanobacteria. Those morons almost killed everyone. They are still floating around https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cyanobacteria https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cyanobacteria I think the total weight of Cyanobacteria is bigger than the total weight of Humanity, but I can't find hard numbers. I guess it's possible to send a container with them to Mars. The biggest problem would be to get enough water so they don't disécate. Also preventing them freezing may be difficult, but I guess it's possible. Anyway, for now people is trying to not send bacterias to Mars, just in case there are some bacteria-like things living there. It would be very interesting to have a second independent example of life to investigate and compare.