Economics
How much would it cost to build habitats and infastructure on mars
approximately 5 trillion dollars
What is terraforming
Artificially changing a planet so that humans can live there
What is water management
making a stable supply of water possibly by melting the underground water on mars
definiton of Hydrosphere
All of the water on a planet, including oceans lake and water trapped under the surface
What planet is most likely to get terraformed
Mars
The estimated cost of fixing the atmosphere of mars
3 trillion dollars
Why would humans terraform another planet
The main reasons that humans would terraform a planet is because climate change ruins the earth, or to get more space because of population density
What is temperature regulation
Changing the temperature of a planet so that humans can live there
Greenhouse gases
Gases that trap heat that would help build an atmosphere on mars
Could volcanoes on mars help terraform the planet
Yesone idea is that we trigger eruptions on mars so it releases lotsof CO2 into the atmosphere
The estimated cost of sending supplies to mars
approximately 2 trillion dollars
are we able to do terraforming with our current technology
No it would take several centuries before we are able to terraform a planet
What is ecological stability
Being able to sustain plant life on other planets
Definition of resource scarcity
The limited availability of resources when demand exceeds supply
What popular sci-fi show has talked about terraforming
Star Trek
Who would fund a project to terraform a planet (public or private)
It would be a mix of both Public agencies like NASA and the ESA would contribute but private companies like SpaceX would also contribute
What are the main reasons that we cant terraform a planet
it would cost upwards of 25 trillion dollars, we dont have the technology to change a planet like that , and we cant get all of the colonizers and supplies to mars
What is atmospheric modification
this is creating a breathable atmosphere by artificially putting more oxygen into the atmosphere and taking out toxic gases
Definition of Atmospheric Engineering
Changing the atmosphere to be like Earth's and habitable
What planet used to be habitable billions of years ago
Mars
The estimated cost of Terraforming mars
at least 25 trillion dollars
Why is mars the most considered option for terraforming a problem
It is one of the closest planets to us, It has water under the surface, and mars used to be habitable and looked like earth.
What is radiation shielding
Artificially creating a magnetic field around a planet to protect it form harmful rays from the sun
The Definition of terraforming
The process of transforming a planet to be habitable for humans
could nuclear bombs be used to help terraform mars
Yes when they explode on mars surface they could help trap CO2 on mars