• acockworkorange
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          11 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
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            11 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.