Who speaks for Mars? Scientists call for ethical debate before terraforming begins
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Who speaks for Mars? Scientists call for ethical debate before terraforming begins
Transforming Mars into a more Earth-like world could irreversibly destroy scientific evidence about the planet's history and the possibility of extraterrestrial life. In an opinion article published in Eos, a team of Dutch, French and U.S. planetary scientists and ethicists warns that humanity risks destroying Mars' scientific record before it has been fully explored.
Warming up Mars and making it habitable one day: New model calculations make this vision appear less remote. But a large-scale climate change could destroy unique traces of Mar's history, planetary researchers and ethicists warn in a scientific commentary. They therefore demand to thoroughly explore the icy archives of the planet and expand international protection rules. Utrecht (Netherlands). Mars is today a cold, dry world. But its landscapes…
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