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#51 2026-06-29 10:51:50
- Void
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Re: Bipolar Mars Terraform Plan
So as insinuated here: 
In large blocks of ice, vast cities could be built.
Where I have implied that tubular vertical structure might be bounded and retained by ice pressure in a gravity field, it will also be possible to wrap such tubes in Carbon tensile webs and I suppose metal tensile methods.
Some time ago I did this drawing: 
Depicting in a fashion the Korolev Crater.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Korolev_(Martian_crater)
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The interior north wall of the crater is at a favorable angle to collect solar enegy.
Granted, this far north that is going to be seasonal, so other sources of energy are wanted. Power beamed from orbit perhaps, and perhaps some form of Nuclear power.
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#52 Yesterday 12:32:10
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Re: Bipolar Mars Terraform Plan
This could also go under life support but here is gives the idea that if you have a power source Nuclear & Solar, and water ice and Mars Atmosphere and a suitable shelter, bulk food will not be a problem.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8LjyzmRcQPk
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The company Making Meat Obsolete Using Solar Panels & Thin Air
The Electric Viking
This along with Acetate and Oxygen to grow plants in low light (It is hoped), and the fact that you could likely grow mushrooms on the yellow goop above, indicates that food is not going to be such a problem.
The goop includes proteins with a good balance and also Vitamin B12,
So, you could also likely have Chickens and Chicken eggs.
And if you are fussy about things you could avoid killing things with faces, or that are multicellular, to create your food.
That might bring up a level in the eyes of some possible aliens that we might eventually have contact with.
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#53 Today 03:13:44
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Re: Bipolar Mars Terraform Plan
Impressive. This company is able to convert sunlight, CO2 and water, into 78% pure bioavailable protein. The process is healthier than any natural source and far more efficient. Turning this into things that people actually want to eat is the next big challenge.
In some ways, Mars with its cold almost pure CO2 atmosphere is almost perfect for electro-agriculture. On Earth, CO2 is a trace gas that is difficult and energy intensive to extract from air. On Mars, it is the bulk of the atmosphere. The low temperature makes compression relatively easy. Compressing it to liquid requires about 70wH/kg. The planet is further from the sun than Earth, but is mostly sunny. And nuclear reactors would work as well there as they do on Earth. Maybe food is something that a future Mars colony can profitably export.
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