Inventory of CO2 available for terraforming Mars

Re:Inventory of CO2 available for terraforming Mars by rossdavidh on Monday July 30, 2018 @06:55PM (#17648941)

I would say it's more like keeping a zip file of your data. It may not be as usable, but if you lose your primary you can reinflate it and it will do just fine.

[ Parent | on HN ]

Re:Inventory of CO2 available for terraforming Mars by bdamm on Monday July 30, 2018 @07:26PM (#17649144)

The water bears can re-inflate and the future of life on earth will be some other evolutionary tract. No worries mate. Why is humanity so important anyway?

[ Parent | on HN ]

Re:Inventory of CO2 available for terraforming Mars by chriskanan on Monday July 30, 2018 @08:39PM (#17649610)

Some theories posit that Earth may contain the only life nearby (or possibly in the universe) [0]. Since we are the only space faring species on our planet, the water bears would need our help to preserve their genetic record. Life on Earth has less than 2 billion years left, but the universe in general has a lot more than that left.

https://www.space.com/41080-alien-life-may-be-rare-today.htm...

[ Parent | on HN ]

Re:Inventory of CO2 available for terraforming Mars by limaoscarjuliet on Monday July 30, 2018 @08:26PM (#17649535)

It's the towels.

[ Parent | on HN ]

Re:Inventory of CO2 available for terraforming Mars by cm2187 on Tuesday July 31, 2018 @03:08AM (#17651136)

If we die, does it matter to us than the human species survives somewhere? Like if it’s not going to protect me, why should it matter that much to me that I should support the effort?

[ Parent | on HN ]

Re:Inventory of CO2 available for terraforming Mars by posting2fast on Monday July 30, 2018 @09:17PM (#17649783)

Not if you the data loss is caused by an error or virus in the software, and you use that same software to access your "backup".

[ Parent | on HN ]