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Making Mars Green

The 500-Year Project Begins

"What if humanity began the millennia-long process of terraforming Mars?"

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Making Mars Green - Three-Stage Timeline Infographic
First 24 Hours
Year One
The Aftermath
50 Years Later
The New Reality
200 Years Later
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Year One

Project Genesis

The International Mars Authority begins releasing greenhouse gases to warm the planet.

Key Points

  • 1Automated factories produce super-greenhouse gases
  • 2Giant mirrors orbit Mars to focus sunlight
  • 3CO2 released from polar ice caps
  • 4First atmospheric measurements show change
  • 510,000 scientists and engineers on Mars

Statistics

500
Greenhouse factories
4°C/decade
Temperature increase target

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