Submitted by marketrent t3_zxbl6v in space
Frankeman t1_j283l5m wrote
Reply to comment by Rhondajeep in Earth was brought to life by ancient water-rich asteroids from the outer Solar System by marketrent
To my understanding: yes, but there are two major problems:
- You'll need a huge number of bacteria to make a difference. Even doing that on Earth will be tricky. What helps of course us that they multiply themselves, but it will take a while nevertheless
- The atmosphere of Mars is very thin due to the absence of a magnetic field. Even if you are able to produce much oxygen, most of it will get ionised by radiation and will be lost eventually
However, the bacteria themselves should be able to survive out there on Mars, if not thrive. They are crazily resilient
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