Want to Colonize Mars? Aerogel Could Help (NASA-JPL)

Want to Colonize Mars? Aerogel Could Help: Researchers are studying whether a wonder material used in Mars rovers could help warm parts of the Red Planet rich in water ice.
(News, NASA-JPL; July 15, 2019)

Featured Research Article:


Enabling Martian habitability with silica aerogel via the solid-State greenhouse effect
(WORDSWORTH et al., 2019)
https://www.nature.com/articles/s41550-019-0813-0.pdf

Supplementary Information for WORDSWORTH et al., 2019
https://static-content.springer.com/esm/art%3A10.1038%2Fs41550-019-0813-0/MediaObjects/41550_2019_813_MOESM1_ESM.pdf



  Mars seen by the Hubble Space Telescope, Realistic Colors

Mars Hubble.jpg
By NASA and The Hubble Heritage Team (STScI/AURA) - http://hubblesite.org/newscenter/archive/releases/2001/24/image/a/ (direct link) http://www.spacetelescope.org/images/opo0124a/, Public Domain, Link

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