Science & technology | Terraforming Mars
Engineered dust could help make Mars habitable
Restoring water on Mars may be easier than you think
IF YOU WANT to live elsewhere in the solar system, Mars is the least-bad choice. These days, the planet is a frigid, poison-soaked desert. But as the dry river valleys that cross its surface suggest, things were balmy enough in the past to allow liquid water.
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