Good news: if there isn't any life, or evidence there ever was, we can terraform the whoe joint!

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Tom Brosz — 2/19/2004 5:39:27 PM (archived)

Of course, in reality it would take a hell of a lot more study to come to a negative conclusion like that. A few probes aren't going to do it.

Question for the scientists: what environmental factor is there that would absolutely rule out life? Red-hot or cryogenic temperatures come to my mind. Any others?

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Manned exploration of Mars if there's no chance of finding evidence of life. - Bowser - 2/19/2004 5:31:04 PM
- re:Rationale - Raoul - 2/19/2004 8:53:24 PM
  - how permanent would a teraformed Martian atmosphere be? - McFly - 2/20/2004 12:21:03 PM
    - try google - Valdosta? - 2/21/2004 7:31:04 AM
      - Thanks. I must look into this "google" you speak of ;-) (n/t) - McFly - 2/21/2004 7:04:16 PM
    - role of magnetic field - JMS - 2/21/2004 6:47:36 AM
  - Terraforming - Tom Brosz - 2/20/2004 3:28:16 AM
    - you need to check out the surface area of Mars - Valdosta? - 2/21/2004 7:28:51 AM
  - Terraforming - Bowser - 2/20/2004 1:07:47 AM
    - the challenge - JMS - 2/21/2004 7:07:43 AM
- re: Manned exploration of Mars if there's no chance of finding evidence of life. - Chris Vancil - 2/19/2004 8:06:04 PM
  - re: Manned exploration of Mars if there's no chance of finding evidence of life. - Chris Vancil - 2/19/2004 8:10:03 PM
- We will send men (and women) to Mars either way. - Scott Evil - 2/19/2004 7:11:29 PM
  - Mars: like Everest or California - dtb - 2/19/2004 10:22:18 PM
    - Economics and migration - Gary - 2/20/2004 7:00:26 AM
- Good news: if there isn't any life, or evidence there ever was, we can terraform the whoe joint! - Tom Brosz - 2/19/2004 5:39:27 PM
  - re: Good news: if there isn't any life, or evidence there ever was, we can terraform the whoe joint! - Bowser - 2/19/2004 7:38:03 PM
  - I'm with Tom - McFly - 2/19/2004 6:34:46 PM
    - indigenous life on Mars - Scott Evil - 2/19/2004 7:25:11 PM
      - re: indigenous life on Mars - McFly - 2/20/2004 12:44:32 PM

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