[Maringa]

This will never happen in our life times, but I often wondered what it would be like if we had the developed capability of mining or relocating Europa (Jupiter's moon) to an orbit between Earth and Mars, and see what would happen if all of the ice melted to form an ocean. From there introduce, algae that would convert any CO2 to O2 and eventually provide enough water vapor and oxygen formation for a sustainable atmosphere. Another thing would be to mine sections of Europa, transport them to Mars, and let the ice melt, sublimate, etc. enough to increase the atmospheric pressure of Mars, and then figure out a way to produce/convert oxygen out of the abundant iron oxide or electrolysis of the transported ice. Again, never will happen in the next 200-300 years,

Meanwhile on earth, a war on terror continues....

[bonesmccoy]

Look what I just found on the JPL website!

[bonesmccoy]

I once read a study that suggested seeding microbes in the martian poles. This would theoretically unlock the gaseous CO2 through photosynthesis, create Oxygen in the atmosphere and the gradually raise the atmospheric pressure as the gaseous oxygen was vented. There would a "greenhouse" effect on Mars and raise the temperature of the surface while the atmosphere increased.