Terraforming earth and MarsThe uncontrolled character of current earth environment changes ascribable to anthropogenic pollutants is presently contrasted with the prospects for a controlled, long-term program of 'terraforming' for Mars, whose culmination could be the introduction of organisms able to thrive in the new Martian environment in carefully designed ways. A detailed discussion is conducted concerning the chemical building-blocks available on Mars for this manner of 'environmental engineering', with frequent reference to comparable and contrasting features of the terrestrial surface, hydrosphere and atmosphere.
Document ID
19930028057
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Conference Paper
Authors
Levine, Joel S. (NASA Langley Research Center Hampton, VA, United States)
Date Acquired
August 15, 2013
Publication Date
January 1, 1992
Publication Information
Publication: In: Mars: Past, present, and future; Proceedings of the Conference, Williamsburg, VA, July 16-19, 1991 (A93-12051 02-91)
Publisher: American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics