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Is it possible to turn Mars into a biosphere?


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Probably. It depends a lot on how much water there might be. The idea would be similar to the movie Total Recall. The biggest problem is that Mars has no carbon cycle because it is not active geothermally (no volca- nos). Try looking up the Carbon Cycle in an encyclopedia.

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