Making Mars habitable.

C P McKay; O B Toon; J F Kasting

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Making Mars habitable.

C P McKay·O B Toon·J F Kasting

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Mars is believed to be lifeless, but it may be possible to transform it into a planet suitable for habitation by plants, and conceivably humans. The success of such an enterprise would depend on the abundance, distribution and form of materials on the planet that could provide carbon dioxide, water and nitrogen.

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Atmosphere Carbon Dioxide Climate Extraterrestrial Environment Greenhouse Effect Mars Nitrogen Oxygen Plant Physiological Phenomena Space Flight Water NASA Center ARC NASA Discipline Exobiology NASA Discipline Number 52-80 NASA Program Exobiology Non-NASA Center Journal Article Review

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C P McKay, O B Toon, J F Kasting. 1991-08-08. Making Mars habitable.. https://doi.org/10.1038/352489a0

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