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[–] acockworkorange@mander.xyz 2 points 1 day ago (1 children)

I think those are sulfuric acid clouds.

[–] Gsus4@mander.xyz 6 points 1 day ago (1 children)
[–] acockworkorange@mander.xyz 2 points 17 hours ago (1 children)

Could be. Mars has almost no atmosphere, right? And Venus too much CO2? Damn, let me check it now.

Okay, Mars weather:

  • very thin atmosphere, very cold
  • extends about 50% farther into space than Earth
  • mostly CO2, barely any water
  • clouds of dry ice, water ice, Martian dust, or an iridescent mix of the 3

Venus:

  • very thick atmosphere, very hot
  • mostly CO2 too
  • clouds of sulfuric acid
[–] AngryCommieKender@lemmy.world 1 points 16 hours ago

Ironically, it would be easier to terraform Venus than Mars. Mars is just too small. Venus is like 92-94% of Earth's mass. We would just need to throw a couple of ice asteroids, and enough solid mass to create a moon, and then wait for it to become cool and solid enough to introduce cyanobacteria and cool it down.