Harvard study says an inch of silica aerogel could make patches of Mars liveable

Mars is a pretty inhospitable place, and NASA recently ruined the fun by showing that it's just not feasible to terraform the entire planet. But what about just certain parts of it? Now, researchers from Harvard have shown that thin layers of silica aerogel could warm the surface and block UV radiation while still letting visible light through. That could be enough to keep water liquid and let plants photosynthesize within a given region.

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Category: Space

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• Aerogels
• Astronomy
• Harvard
• Light
• Mars
• NASA
• Terraforming
• Ultraviolet

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