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Subject: Terraforming Jovian Moons
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Date: Tue, 17-Jan-84 12:06:00 EST
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Posted: Tue Jan 17 12:06:00 1984
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It shouldn't be hard to equip the Jovian moons with atmospheres, once
they are hot enough.  Indeed, the problem with several of the moons is
the overabundance of volatiles -- Ganymede, for example, is mostly
water, so you'd end up with an ocean 1000 km deep!  Io is probably the
best bet, although the sulfur might pollute things a bit.  Water,
carbon and nitrogen could be mined on the other moons; transfer can be
made with mass drivers.