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===== Failed Advertising Slogans For the Mars Terraforming Project =====
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The goal for the Mars Terraforming Project is to give Mars a Steppes/Taiga/Desert/Savannah climate, with [[Olympus Mons]] becoming a "very Rocky Mountain Ski Resort kind of place". The Barsoomians insisted on an atmosphere thick enough to breathe and Valles Marineris to be filled with water, so that Helium could host an annual regatta on the Mariner Sea.
  
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It's Mars, It's Not As Cold As Deep Space!
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The two main things Mars needs for long term viability are an atmosphere and a magnetosphere. Atmosphere's the easiest part of this; it's never going to be a full 1 bar, but a good .75 to .85 bar at "sea level" is possible. The tricky bit is setting up a magnetosphere to protect the new air. The atmosphere should be stable for the short term even without a magnetosphere (for values of "short term" running into the 2200s at least), but the Project doesn't want to have to replenish the planet's air every century or two.
  
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It's Mars, maybe you can breathe here someday!
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The project plans to simulate a magnetosphere by a Xavier Protocols style set of magnetic field generator satellites (solar powered, hardened, armed, and patrolled).
  
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Mars: Like Earth Without the Pollution
 
  
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== Timeline ==
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;Fall 2008
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:Mars Terraforming Project begins.
  
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''Coming soon: probably a few dozen kb of teal deer stolen directly from Wikipedia --[[User:Mal-3|Mal-3]] 18:59, 2 November 2008 (UTC)''
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;Dec 2008
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:[[Venus Terraforming Project]] begins
  
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;Jan 2009
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:[[Port Phobos]] expansion begins.
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:[[Deimos]] becomes increasingly hollow as terraforming experiments continue.
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;Summer 2009
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:'''Anticipation''': Formal proposals for the Venus and Mars Terraforming Projects are put together, voted on, and agreed to.
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;Sept 2009
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:Venus Terraforming Project charter signed, mainly because Venus is almost entirely [[Senshi]] run.
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:Port Phobos expansion reaches final stage.
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:Deimos formally becomes MTP home base.
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;Dec 2009
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:Port Phobos becomes busiest port in Fenspace.
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;Feb 2010
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:Mars Terraforming Project charter finally signed by all parties. First of five magnetic field projector trial satellites is orbited.
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;March 2010
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:'''Kandor-Con''': Treaty of Kandor-Con clears the terraforming projects of violations of the [[Outer Space Treaty]].
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:First Crystal City is orbited around [[Venus]], and initial deployment of biomodded bacteria to convert atmosphere is made.
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;May 2010
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:Magnetic field satellite trial finishes. Work started on next-generation versions.
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;July 2010
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:Carbon Dioxide farming begins in earnest on Venus.
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:Ultra High Resolution scans of Mars are completed.
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:Mining on [[Mercury]] begins.
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;Aug 2010
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:A downgraded and [[Handwavium]]-prohibited [[National Aeronautics and Space Administration|NASA]] (among others) begins chartering various Fen for scientific duties (most famously the crew of ''[[Ptichka]]''), as do various documentary companies.
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;Sept 2010
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:The terraforming projects agree to avoid using [[Saturn]] for resources, going to [Beyond Neptune's orbit|the Kuiper Belt and Oort Cloud]] for water reserves.
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;Nov 2010
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:First of six test comet drops occurs in southern Mars.
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:Initial trinity of Crystal Cities completed ([[Crystal Tokyo|Tokyo]], Paris, and Seattle).
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;Dec 2010
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:First Xavier-class Magnetosphere generator satellite orbited over Mars. One will be orbited each month until the constellation of 60 plus 10 spares is completed.
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;Feb 2011
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:Second test comet drop on Mars, this time filmed extensively.
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:Mars orbital traffic becomes so extensive that MTP committee places Port Phobos in charge of orbital ATC duties. This is assisted by [[Starbase 1]].
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;April 2011
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:Initial deployment of oxy-generating bacteria on Mars.
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:[[Thionite]] first encountered.
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;May 2011
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:[[Crystal Kyoto]], last of the Crystal Cities, finishes outfitting and is deployed.
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;June 2011
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:Third Martian test comet drop ends in failure when the comet disintegrates violently in upper martian atmosphere.
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;July 2011
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:The Aukland near-miss causes the MTP to halt its test comet drops until it sorts out comet selection procedures and upgrades safety protocols.
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;Dec 2011
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:MTP resumes test comet drops, but on a six month schedule instead of three.
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;March 2012
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:Delays in getting resources from the [[Main Belt]] causes the [[Trekkies]], [[Warsies]], and Senshi to send investigative missions out to it to assist the [[Wizards]].
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;May 2012
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:'''[[SOS-Con]]''': Operation [[Great Justice]] takes resources away from the terraforming projects, slowing them down.
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:With the delivery of the 16th Xavier satellite, Mars has a measurable (if very weak) mMagnetosphere again.
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;Jan 9 2013
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:[[Crystal Osaka]] destroyed during anti-[[zwilnick]] activity.
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;June 2013
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:VTP deploys the first of its solar mirrors.
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:Fifth (and last) test comet drop on Mars occurs.
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;Sept 2013
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:Terraforming projects temporarily halted after attack on Serenity-con.
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;Jan 2014
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:End of [[Boskone War]]. Terraforming projects resumed.
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== Failed Advertising Slogans For the Mars Terraforming Project ==
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It's Mars, It's Not As Cold As Deep Space!
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It's Mars, maybe you can breathe here someday!
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Mars: Like Earth Without the Pollution
  
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== Famous Staff ==
 
The [[SOS-Con]] scene "[[Down In Callahan's Bar]]" established that somebody handwaved Mars Rover ''Opportunity'', who has since found work with the Mars Terraforming Project  --[[User:Robkelk|Robkelk]] 01:54, 4 February 2010 (UTC)
 
The [[SOS-Con]] scene "[[Down In Callahan's Bar]]" established that somebody handwaved Mars Rover ''Opportunity'', who has since found work with the Mars Terraforming Project  --[[User:Robkelk|Robkelk]] 01:54, 4 February 2010 (UTC)
  

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The goal for the Mars Terraforming Project is to give Mars a Steppes/Taiga/Desert/Savannah climate, with Olympus Mons becoming a "very Rocky Mountain Ski Resort kind of place". The Barsoomians insisted on an atmosphere thick enough to breathe and Valles Marineris to be filled with water, so that Helium could host an annual regatta on the Mariner Sea.

The two main things Mars needs for long term viability are an atmosphere and a magnetosphere. Atmosphere's the easiest part of this; it's never going to be a full 1 bar, but a good .75 to .85 bar at "sea level" is possible. The tricky bit is setting up a magnetosphere to protect the new air. The atmosphere should be stable for the short term even without a magnetosphere (for values of "short term" running into the 2200s at least), but the Project doesn't want to have to replenish the planet's air every century or two.

The project plans to simulate a magnetosphere by a Xavier Protocols style set of magnetic field generator satellites (solar powered, hardened, armed, and patrolled).


Timeline

Fall 2008
Mars Terraforming Project begins.
Dec 2008
Venus Terraforming Project begins
Jan 2009
Port Phobos expansion begins.
Deimos becomes increasingly hollow as terraforming experiments continue.
Summer 2009
Anticipation: Formal proposals for the Venus and Mars Terraforming Projects are put together, voted on, and agreed to.
Sept 2009
Venus Terraforming Project charter signed, mainly because Venus is almost entirely Senshi run.
Port Phobos expansion reaches final stage.
Deimos formally becomes MTP home base.
Dec 2009
Port Phobos becomes busiest port in Fenspace.
Feb 2010
Mars Terraforming Project charter finally signed by all parties. First of five magnetic field projector trial satellites is orbited.
March 2010
Kandor-Con: Treaty of Kandor-Con clears the terraforming projects of violations of the Outer Space Treaty.
First Crystal City is orbited around Venus, and initial deployment of biomodded bacteria to convert atmosphere is made.
May 2010
Magnetic field satellite trial finishes. Work started on next-generation versions.
July 2010
Carbon Dioxide farming begins in earnest on Venus.
Ultra High Resolution scans of Mars are completed.
Mining on Mercury begins.
Aug 2010
A downgraded and Handwavium-prohibited NASA (among others) begins chartering various Fen for scientific duties (most famously the crew of Ptichka), as do various documentary companies.
Sept 2010
The terraforming projects agree to avoid using Saturn for resources, going to [Beyond Neptune's orbit|the Kuiper Belt and Oort Cloud]] for water reserves.
Nov 2010
First of six test comet drops occurs in southern Mars.
Initial trinity of Crystal Cities completed (Tokyo, Paris, and Seattle).
Dec 2010
First Xavier-class Magnetosphere generator satellite orbited over Mars. One will be orbited each month until the constellation of 60 plus 10 spares is completed.
Feb 2011
Second test comet drop on Mars, this time filmed extensively.
Mars orbital traffic becomes so extensive that MTP committee places Port Phobos in charge of orbital ATC duties. This is assisted by Starbase 1.
April 2011
Initial deployment of oxy-generating bacteria on Mars.
Thionite first encountered.
May 2011
Crystal Kyoto, last of the Crystal Cities, finishes outfitting and is deployed.
June 2011
Third Martian test comet drop ends in failure when the comet disintegrates violently in upper martian atmosphere.
July 2011
The Aukland near-miss causes the MTP to halt its test comet drops until it sorts out comet selection procedures and upgrades safety protocols.
Dec 2011
MTP resumes test comet drops, but on a six month schedule instead of three.
March 2012
Delays in getting resources from the Main Belt causes the Trekkies, Warsies, and Senshi to send investigative missions out to it to assist the Wizards.
May 2012
SOS-Con: Operation Great Justice takes resources away from the terraforming projects, slowing them down.
With the delivery of the 16th Xavier satellite, Mars has a measurable (if very weak) mMagnetosphere again.
Jan 9 2013
Crystal Osaka destroyed during anti-zwilnick activity.
June 2013
VTP deploys the first of its solar mirrors.
Fifth (and last) test comet drop on Mars occurs.
Sept 2013
Terraforming projects temporarily halted after attack on Serenity-con.
Jan 2014
End of Boskone War. Terraforming projects resumed.

Failed Advertising Slogans For the Mars Terraforming Project

It's Mars, It's Not As Cold As Deep Space!

It's Mars, maybe you can breathe here someday!

Mars: Like Earth Without the Pollution

Famous Staff

The SOS-Con scene "Down In Callahan's Bar" established that somebody handwaved Mars Rover Opportunity, who has since found work with the Mars Terraforming Project --Robkelk 01:54, 4 February 2010 (UTC)

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