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TK-Squared-LLC t1_j1ghr7r wrote

Reply to comment by sungod-1 in Mars' ancient atmosphere may not have had much oxygen after all by pecika

*free oxygen CO2 is not free oxygen, it's a prime example of what I said: oxygen does not stick around in an atmosphere without a generation source, it combines with other things.

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sungod-1 t1_j1ghyio wrote

True but once plant life can be introduced it will be sustaining

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TK-Squared-LLC t1_j1gi3wv wrote

That's the generation I'm talking about. The existence of free oxygen in a planter's atmosphere is the biggest indication of life on a planet.

Edit for more: your plan is something I have thought about as well, the only thing missing then is a magnetic field to stop the radiation from the sun.

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sungod-1 t1_j1kvc17 wrote

Wow, good thinking. Humanity really is lucky. Our solar system is so abundant and has lots of water

We just need to get our act together to become solar system wide planet and moon colonizers and shapers

Habitats for so much life can be created and sustained

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TK-Squared-LLC t1_j1kygr2 wrote

Mankind is not truly free until we can take material floating in space and create a livable habitat from it. We need to learn this skill!

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