15 August 2016
Was early Mars warmed by cirrus cloud cover?
... the valleys. Others argue that dense H2O and CO2 atmospheres could have warmed the Red Planet in its early...but Ramirez and Kasting found that with thicker clouds, higher atmospheric CO2 pressures, and smaller particle sizes, the efficiency of the ...
29 July 2020
Puzzling new gas signatures found on Mars
... allowing scientists to build a more detailed view of ozone’s role in the planet’s climate. “Ozone and CO2 are important in Mars’ atmosphere. By not accounting for these gases properly, we run the risk of mischaracterising the phenomena or properties...
December 2014
Terraforming Mars: from CFCs to Total Recall
...’s surface temperature by about 33?C, bringing it up to 15?C. By comparison, the present greenhouse effect created by the thin CO2 atmosphere on Mars is only about 6?C, and the planet’s mean surface temperature is -55?C. So, we would need to provide...
October 2018
Sustainable ways of living on the Moon and Mars
... using water from ice, the soil in the surface regolith and, in the case of Mars, a carbon dioxide (CO2) atmosphere in an attempt to become almost self-sustaining. The PROSPECT system concept and its functions. The need for...
