As distinguished from previous proposals for large-scale planetary engineering projects employing passive, explosive, orbital mechanical or biological agents to terraform various planets of the Solar System, the present paper offers an alternative means: Machine self-replicating systems (SRS). Terraforming via SRS involves the deposition of a small "seed" unit near the surface of the body to be altered, which then self-replicates into a giant factory complex capable of undertaking permanent modification of the target environment. SRS terraforming methods are suggested for Mars and Venus.
http://www.rfreitas.com/Astro/TerraformSRS1983.htm
Terraforming: Engineering Planetary Environments, by Martyn J. Fogg.
SAE International, Warrendale, PA, 1995. ISBN 1-56091-609-5
http://www.users.globalnet.co.uk/~mfogg/book.htm
Detailed discussion of Venus terraforming here:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terraforming
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Using machine self-replicating systems (SRS)
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- Terrafroming Venus
- Assuming we are able to engineer glow-in-the dark butterflys (or NANO Robots) that poop buckyballs
- re: Terrafroming Venus
- I'm for moving the planet
- What if we move a small comet into orbit of Venus and then spin it...
- Maybe nano-tech will...
- Move it into orbit around Earth
- Or Asterform it.
- Almost like a proto-Earth - Thea collision.
- But how?
- re: What if you put a cloud of mirco debris in orbit around Venus...
- I've put some thought into this. I think I posted on it....
- re: What if you could come up with a molecular structure that would cause a greenhouse in reverse?
- Not that far out of the box
- re: Not that far out of the box
- far out of the box
- reread my above post...
- What if you seeded the atmosphere with Iridescent material that gives off light when heated?
- far out of the box
- engineering planetary systems.
- re: Not that far out of the box
- re: What if you could come up with a molecular structure that would cause a greenhouse in reverse?
- Not that far out of the box
- re: What if you could come up with a molecular structure that would cause a greenhouse in reverse?
- I've put some thought into this. I think I posted on it....
- re: What if you put a cloud of mirco debris in orbit around Venus...
- But how?
- Smash the planet Mercury into Venus?
- Almost like a proto-Earth - Thea collision.
- Nope
- Hit it with a BIG icy comet
- It does not seem like a good idea.
- Oh crap...I did it again...