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Paraterraforming: Achieving an Earth-like Environment Much Earlier

Explore the concept of paraterraforming, creating Earth-like environments on Mars faster than traditional terraforming methods. Learn about the benefits, phases, and challenges of this innovative approach.

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Paraterraforming: Achieving an Earth-like Environment Much Earlier

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  1. Paraterraforming: Achieving an Earth-like Environment Much Earlier DOUG PLATA MD, MPH Redlands, CA

  2. The Context

  3. Initial Missions to Mars

  4. Base Phase

  5. Early Settlement

  6. Martian Cities

  7. Terraforming Mars

  8. The Problem

  9. The Problem • Terraforming takes hundreds to thousands of years to achieve.

  10. The Problem • Terraforming takes hundreds to thousands of years to achieve. • Don’t have adequate pressure in the meantime.

  11. The Problem • Terraforming takes hundreds to thousands of years to achieve. • Don’t have adequate pressure in the meantime. • The intermediate environment isn’t breathable.

  12. The Problem • Terraforming takes hundreds to thousands of years to achieve. • Don’t have adequate pressure in the meantime. • The intermediate environment isn’t breathable. • Affects native life across the planet.

  13. Definitions

  14. Definitions Terraforming – Transforming Mars to be more like Earth in terms of its atmosphere, temperature, and life.

  15. Definitions Terraforming – Transforming Mars to be more like Earth in terms of its atmosphere, temperature, and life. Paraterraforming – Establishing Earth-like environments within greenhouses extending as far as the entire planet.

  16. Phases of Paraterraforming

  17. Phases of Paraterraforming

  18. Phases of Paraterraforming

  19. Well Known ?

  20. Well Known

  21. Well Known

  22. Importance ?

  23. Likelihood

  24. Likelihood

  25. Likelihood

  26. Advantages

  27. Advantages of Paraterraforming Immediate high-quality Earth-like environment.

  28. Advantages of Paraterraforming Psychologic benefits.

  29. Advantages of Paraterraforming Earth-like environment when and where it is needed most.

  30. Advantages of Paraterraforming Lower-cost initially.

  31. Advantages of Paraterraforming Planetary protection.

  32. Details

  33. Initial Inflatables

  34. Initial Inflatables

  35. Centrifuge CleanGarage Hydroponic garden Dirty Garage Bathrooms Kitchen Labs Bedrooms Living Room

  36. Initial Inflatables

  37. Hotel Mars Large Centrifuge Indoor Golf Course Retirement Community Farm IMRF Barn UniHab Regular Community Shop MoreRetirement Community Fitness Center Store School Swimming Pool Pad

  38. “Outdoors” Source: laughingsquid.com Source: TripAdvisor.com Source: laughingsquid.com Source: wallmuralsgallery.com

  39. C. “Outdoors” “Outdoors”

  40. Challenges

  41. Punctures

  42. Punctures

  43. Punctures

  44. Punctures

  45. Radiation

  46. Radiation Shielding

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