It marks the first time Arsia Mons has been imaged on the planet's horizon, NASA said.
  • acockworkorange
    3·
    10 days ago

    Could be. Mars has almost no atmosphere, right? And Venus too much CO2? Damn, let me check it now.

    Okay, Mars weather:

    • very thin atmosphere, very cold
    • extends about 50% farther into space than Earth
    • mostly CO2, barely any water
    • clouds of dry ice, water ice, Martian dust, or an iridescent mix of the 3

    Venus:

    • very thick atmosphere, very hot
    • mostly CO2 too
    • clouds of sulfuric acid
    • AngryCommieKender@lemmy.world
      3·
      10 days ago

      Ironically, it would be easier to terraform Venus than Mars. Mars is just too small. Venus is like 92-94% of Earth’s mass. We would just need to throw a couple of ice asteroids, and enough solid mass to create a moon, and then wait for it to become cool and solid enough to introduce cyanobacteria and cool it down.