Why Did Mars Lose Its Atmosphere? And How Can We Get It Back?
Mars is in the spotlight now, as both SpaceX and NASA are preparing their long range plans to send humans to the Red Planet. But Mars is an inhospitable environment, especially because of its tenuous and poisonous atmosphere of carbon dioxide.
Did Mars have a better atmosphere in the past? How did it get destroyed, and what can we do to replenish it to make the planet more habitable in the future?
Why Did Mars Lose Its Atmosphere? And How Can We Get It Back? (YouTube)
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"PLAN A: Destroy the Sun!" ". . . Umm?" " *sighs* _Fine,_ we'll go with PLAN B. . . ." ^_^
You know I'm deeply concerned about the Sun right? It's an ongoing thermonuclear explosion, and it's right there in the sky. IT'S RIGHT THERE.
Thank you for the fine presentation. Alternatively, the oceans would react with the CO2 atmosphere. Consuming the atmosphere. Add rain to this picture and the entire surface would fizz. On earth life regulates these reactions as part of the Carbon cycle. The volcanic emanations of Mars would be insufficient to sustain the loss of carbon to it's surface.