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[QUOTE]Originally posted by Sol System: [QB] Good for you, Mr. Wetness. A little googling reveals that radiation levels on the surface of Mars are more or less what you would get at that notorious cancer factory, the ISS. (Though, to be fair, I wouldn't want to spend my life on that, either.) ((Radiation levels in orbit are about 2.5 times higher than at the station, incidentally.)) At any rate, a thick atmosphere blocks out plenty of radiation on its own, and while this would rapidly degrade under such radation (rapidly on a geologic timescale) I don't see what the big deal is in the relatively short term. So Martians pile dirt up on top of their homes and make sure to wear plenty of sunscreen when they venture out. (I think Zubrin is, well. . . [i]overly enthusiastic[/i], but consider the following: http://www.users.globalnet.co.uk/~mfogg/zubrin.htm) [Having said all of that, why anyone would bother with something like terraforming when the galaxy is apparently thick with worlds that require little to no alteration at all is a good question.] [/QB][/QUOTE]
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