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Paraterraforming: Achieving an Earth-like Environment Much Earlier
DOUG PLATA MD, MPH Redlands, CA
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The Context 2
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Initial Missions to Mars
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Base Phase 5
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Early Settlement 6
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Martian Cities 7
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Terraforming Mars
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The Problem 9
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The Problem Terraforming takes hundreds to thousands of years to achieve. 10
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The Problem Terraforming takes hundreds to thousands of years to achieve. Don’t have adequate pressure in the meantime. 11
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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
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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
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Definitions 14
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Definitions Terraforming – Transforming Mars to be more like Earth in terms of its atmosphere, temperature, and life. 15
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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
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Phases of Paraterraforming
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Phases of Paraterraforming
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Phases of Paraterraforming
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Well Known ?
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Well Known
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Well Known
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Importance ?
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Likelihood
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Likelihood
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Likelihood
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Advantages 27
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Advantages of Paraterraforming
Immediate high-quality Earth-like environment.
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Advantages of Paraterraforming
Psychologic benefits.
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Advantages of Paraterraforming
Earth-like environment when and where it is needed most.
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Advantages of Paraterraforming
Lower-cost initially.
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Advantages of Paraterraforming
Planetary protection.
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Details 33
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Initial Inflatables
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Initial Inflatables
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Centrifuge Clean Garage Hydroponic garden Dirty Garage Bathrooms Kitchen Labs Bedrooms Living Room
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Initial Inflatables
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More Retirement Community
Hotel Mars Large Centrifuge Indoor Golf Course Retirement Community Farm IMRF Barn UniHab Regular Community Shop More Retirement Community Fitness Center Store School Swimming Pool Pad
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“Outdoors” Source: TripAdvisor.com Source: laughingsquid.com
Source: wallmuralsgallery.com
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C. “Outdoors” “Outdoors” 43
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Challenges 44
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Punctures
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Punctures
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Punctures
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Punctures
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Radiation 49
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Radiation Shielding
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Radiation Shielding
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Radiation Shielding
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Radiation Shielding Simonsen et al. 1997
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Extending Paraterraformed Areas
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Extending Paraterraformed Areas
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Extending Paraterraformed Areas
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Extending Paraterraformed Areas
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Extending Paraterraformed Areas
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Extending Paraterraformed Areas
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Extending Paraterraformed Areas
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Composition of Martian Air
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Composition of Martian Air
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Composition of Martian Air
48% Ar 48% N2 3.5% O2 Mars
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Composition of Martian Air
79% 48% Ar N2 48% N2 21% O2 3.5% O2 Mars Earth
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Composition of Martian Air
.79 atm .48 atm Ar N2 .48 atm N2 .21 atm O2 .035 atm O2 Mars Earth
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Composition of Martian Air
.48 atm Ar .40 atm N2 .48 atm N2 .10 atm O2 .035 atm O2 Mars Peru
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Composition of Martian Air
.48 atm Ar CO2 .40 atm N2 .48 atm N2 .10 atm O2 .035 atm O2 Mars Peru
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Composition of Martian Air
.48 atm Ar CO2 .40 atm N2 .48 atm N2 .10 atm O2 .035 atm O2 Mars Peru
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Composition of Martian Air
.20 atm Ar .40 atm N2 .20 atm N2 .10 atm O2 .10 atm O2 Mars Peru
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How Far Can We Go?
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