[FPSPACE] Discovery reveals Mars is not a

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I suspect that by the time terra-forming becomes feasible, there will  be an 
abundance of near-Earth condition
planets which will serve as better candidates than Mars. I'm sure Mars  will 
have many benefits for mankind, but playing the part of some new "Earth"  will 
probably not be among those. Too much effort for such little gain.
 
I'm up to four cents now.
 
Regards,
 
David L. Rickman
 
 
I agree with zubrinites - and the author of New Worlds -  that
Mars is a prime case for terraforming. Even if it will not at
all  be possible until the next millennium, we need to press on
now as best we  can.

For the sake of brevity I did not mention that I firmly
believe  that Phobos or Deimos must have had a permanent
base established, before  anyone attempts to land on Mars.

As the moonlets will be free of  microbes, and since hopping
from there to Mars will be a piece of cake, the  existence of
microbes on Mars is just one more obstacle to the  challenge
of departing from the  planet.



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