Following Recent Research, Ecologists Intend To Build Forests On Mars

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Islamabad: University of Bristol Ecologist Paul Smith developed a plan to build forests on Mars After performing research, advocating long-term residence together with local nature preserves.

Smith intends to build a terraformed habitat on Mars that would allow the human population to continue growing without destroying the planet’s natural landscape. The proposal was presented in the Journal of Astrobiology, but Mars’ arid, frigid surface and lack of atmosphere make it unlikely that people will take a stroll for a new experience there.

It would be difficult to grow plants on Mars without a protection against cosmic rays and ultraviolet light, pressurised air, artificial heating, a lot of extra water, and a mechanism to dispose of hazardous chemicals. However, Smith advises building a lava tube out of martian rocks to filter damaging wavelengths and a clear pressurised dome to block ultraviolet light.

Paul Smith stated, “Mars’ woods wouldn’t look or operate exactly like those on Earth, they may still deliver wonder. Even if NASA and other space agencies are planning to establish a permanent colony on the planet, scientists think there are very little odds of a forest developing there.

The concept is “probably the most detailed examination of what occurs after a first human base on Mars, which would contain a tiny greenhouse for food production, and before attempts to fully terraform Mars,” according to Astrobiologist Chris McKay. “It is still a long way from terraforming the planet,” he added.