Ronn said: > On another (science-oriented) list, I am having a discussion with a > professional geologist who, based on his remarks so far, apparently > has not read much hard SF. I could use some suggestions of books which > present realistic scenarios for terraforming Mars.
If you want fiction, then the best place to start is probably Kim Stanley Robinson's Mars trilogy: _Red Mars_, _Green Mars_, _Blue Mars_. The only non-fiction I've read on terraforming is the chapter in Robert Zubrin's _The Case for Mars_. I'd recommend that book highly - in it he outlines his Mars Direct plan (which can get us to Mars for substantially less than the price of the ISS) and what might follow. The most famous non-fiction reference is Martin Fogg's _Terraforming: Engineering Planetary Environments_. I haven't read this, but here's the Amazon page anyway: http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/1560916095/ Rich GCU Is That Price Right? _______________________________________________ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
