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We could terraform Mars with desert moss — but does that mean we should? (www.space.com)

submitted 4 months ago by Recant@beehaw.org to c/space@beehaw.org

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[–] jlow@beehaw.org 4 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Yeah, skimmed the article ans they dont seem to mention tge problem of having no oxygen (which might be a problem for the moss?), Mars not having enough gravity to hold an atmosphere (or is that bs?) and also the timescale (I think terraforming takes at least tens of thousands of years?).

[–] UnpledgedCatnapTipper@lemmy.blahaj.zone 6 points 4 months ago (1 children)

If I remember correctly, it's not a lack of gravity, it's a lack of a magnetic field, so solar winds strip away the atmosphere.

[–] jlow@beehaw.org 3 points 4 months ago

Yes, that sounds familiar!