TK-Squared-LLC t1_j1c7l27 wrote
The only way oxygen stays in an atmosphere is if it's being produced somehow, it's too reactive to just linger.
sungod-1 t1_j1g7pe4 wrote
Not true, the abundant CO2 brought in from Venus will provide a carbon rich atmosphere, insulation for heat and oxygen
Mars does not have atmosphere and Venus has to much. We can balance both worlds and heat up Mars and Cool down Venus
Just one ice moon of Jupiter has 35 times the water of earth. We can move small ice moon from the gas giants to both mars and Venus to give them mass and liquid water
It won’t be easy but it can be accomplished with our new AI Robotics and electric propulsion, i.e., giant planet, moon and space based rail guns
They can easily shoot payloads around the solar system and we can accelerate and slow down using with laser ablation or heated water or expelled CO2
It’s not sci-fi, it’s funding and political will
Just the metal asteroids in the belt will fund the entire operation
And in a few hundred years both planets will be completely transformed and moving towards human habitation
Hell we can even build super structures around our moon and the large ice moons to heat them up and have atmosphere and liquid oceans
We can accomplish a lot
We can even occupy the outer rim of about 8-9 Pluto sized objects
Mercury can be mined for its vast quantity of metals and the remaining rock can add mass to Mars
TK-Squared-LLC t1_j1ghr7r wrote
*free oxygen CO2 is not free oxygen, it's a prime example of what I said: oxygen does not stick around in an atmosphere without a generation source, it combines with other things.
sungod-1 t1_j1ghyio wrote
True but once plant life can be introduced it will be sustaining
TK-Squared-LLC t1_j1gi3wv wrote
That's the generation I'm talking about. The existence of free oxygen in a planter's atmosphere is the biggest indication of life on a planet.
Edit for more: your plan is something I have thought about as well, the only thing missing then is a magnetic field to stop the radiation from the sun.
sungod-1 t1_j1kvc17 wrote
Wow, good thinking. Humanity really is lucky. Our solar system is so abundant and has lots of water
We just need to get our act together to become solar system wide planet and moon colonizers and shapers
Habitats for so much life can be created and sustained
TK-Squared-LLC t1_j1kygr2 wrote
Mankind is not truly free until we can take material floating in space and create a livable habitat from it. We need to learn this skill!
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