kim wrote:
> Contrary to what sci-fi writers would have us believe, Mars can never be 
> terraformed. It doesn't have a magnetic field so any kind of atmosphere 
> would be blown away by sola wind. Likewise, anyone living on the planet's 
> surface would need a shelter made from six inches of solid lead to avoid 
> being irradiated during a solar flare. Lead payloads are rather thirsty in 
> their use of rocket fuel to travel long distances.
> 
> (kim) 

Use local lead.

Several feet of Mars soil will also stop the radiation so they can 
simply build everything underground.

Andrew Swallow
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