Science & technology | Terraforming Mars
Engineered dust could help make Mars habitable
Restoring water on Mars may be easier than you think
![Computer artwork of Mars before (left) and after (right) terraformation.](https://www.economist.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=1424,quality=80,format=auto/content-assets/images/20240810_STP502.jpg)
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.
This article appeared in the Science & technology section of the print edition under the headline “Reddish-blue dot”
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