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areoformation

The process of creating a new Martian biosphere through evolutionary adaptation and environmental transformation.

1 chapter across 1 book

Green Mars (1994)Kim Stanley Robinson

Part 10: Phase Change

This chapter explores the transformative process of terraforming Mars, emphasizing that the goal is not to replicate Earth but to create a distinct Martian biosphere through evolutionary forces beyond human control. It highlights the harsh environmental conditions on Mars and the gradual adaptation and evolution of life forms, driven by the Martian terrain and genetic mutation, resulting in a new biosphere and noosphere. The chapter coins this transformative process as 'areoformation,' underscoring the interplay between human intervention and natural evolutionary dynamics.