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LunaSea

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6. I recollect Edward Teller proposing this idea quite a while back,

Reply to Wicked Blue (Original post)

Fri Aug 9, 2024, 12:30 PM

Aug 2024

Except in the atmosphere of Earth, for the purpose of weather modification.

I suspect steering asteroids and comets onto Mars would be much cheaper than launching
millions of kilos of "craft herpes" all the way to the red planet.

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Scientists propose warming up Mars by using heat-trapping 'glitter' [View all] Wicked Blue Aug 2024 OP

OR...send a bunch of our CO2 there! ret5hd Aug 2024 #1

let's take care of what we have Cirsium Aug 2024 #2

that'll never come out of the carpet... tostr2 Aug 2024 #3

And what about turning on its iron core? GreenWave Aug 2024 #4

Wasteful BigMin28 Aug 2024 #5

I recollect Edward Teller proposing this idea quite a while back, LunaSea Aug 2024 #6

Hey, let's go wreck another planet! Bayard Aug 2024 #7

Science gurus please explain HAB911 Aug 2024 #8

Thus melting Martian ice Warpy Aug 2024 #9