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quakerboy

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6. How quick do you want it terraformed?

Reply to NickB79 (Original post)

Tue Mar 13, 2012, 03:17 AM

Mar 2012

Hit it with another planet, thus remaking the whole thing and giving you a nicely sized moon for tides, then wait for it to cool and settle enough to use. If its good enough for earth, it oughta be good enough for earth2.0, right?

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I have a SF short-story idea, but I'm having a problem fleshing it out (terraforming question here) [View all] NickB79 Mar 2012 OP

If we can spare the energy needed to terraform a planet Pab Sungenis Mar 2012 #1

I can't think of an easy way to jump-start the core. krispos42 Mar 2012 #2

Blog entry on terraforming Mars that brings up the magnetic problems getting old in mke Mar 2012 #3

Protomatter. It worked for Dr. David Marcus... sort of. wyldwolf Mar 2012 #4

If you have that kind of energy available, and you want time... phantom power Mar 2012 #5

How quick do you want it terraformed? quakerboy Mar 2012 #6