Scientists have unveiled a groundbreaking plan to warm Mars using engineered dust particles, potentially paving the way for microbial life.
Transforming Mars into an Earth-like world has been a long-held space goal. Visionaries like Carl Sagan pondered ways to make the Red Planet habitable.
They propose that if engineered dust particles are dispersed into the Martian atmosphere, the temperatures may soar over 50 degrees Fahrenheit . This new method could be the first step in making Mars habitable for microbial life. One potential technique for warming Mars is to create a greenhouse effect by releasing gases or chemicals that can trap and hold solar heat. This would require plenty of material to be taken from the Earth.
To test this idea, the researchers generated small particles in the lab. The researchers created glitter-sized particles fashioned like short rods.
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