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Terraforming Mars - Proposal to create a BOINC project
(Message 41086)
Posted 9 Nov 2011 by Ryan Muehlberg Post: Hello, my name is Ryan- and I wanted to pass along an idea I had recently for a new Boinc project. The short and skinny: We need to create and test models for how to go about "Terraforming" the red planet. Essentially, if we just start dumping tons and tons of greenhouse gasses into Mars' atmosphere, we will eventually make it so that the atmosphere is able to trap enough of the sun's energy for liquid water to form on the surface- and over a long enough time frame, we *should* be able to make Mars 'relatively' Earth-like. This project may sound a little far-fetched, but let me assure you that it is of absolutely vital importance to the long-term existence of the human race! At the present moment, we [humans] Literally have ALL of our eggs in One basket... With the possibility of asteroid Apophis impacting the Earth in 2036, the warning sirens are sounding the call for us to get started on what is going to be BY FAR the biggest undertaking in all of our history! There are a lot of people working to try and ensure that the first manned mission to Mars gets underway within the next 10 years. Very shortly after that, the very first small-scale tests and proof-of-concept trials of the equipment and methods used in the terraforming process- and in order for that project to get started, we're going to need to crunch LOTS of data, and run all sorts of different scenarios through computer models- so that we can make the right decisions, and maximize the cost efficiency of the trips we'll be making to Mars, and the cargo we'll be bringing along. A friend of mine from the physics community had mentioned that he was 'almost certain' that there are some scientists who've been studying the Mars climate, and whose research and input would be pretty vital to this project. And of course, we're going to need some computer scientists to design / code / deploy the new project, etc. I would be very grateful for any suggestions you might have about the project... If [to whom this may concern] would be so kind as to pass along the terraform-modelling project proposal to the right people, it would be an enormous help! Thank you very much for your help and consideration. |
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