planetary-engineering-strategies

In this chapter, Arkady pilots a massive hydrogen-filled dirigible called the Arrowhead to deploy heater windmills across Mars' surface, aiming to warm the environment incrementally. Nadia joins the expedition, and together they observe the vast Martian landscape, including ancient flood canyons and numerous craters, reflecting on the scale and challenges of terraforming Mars. The chapter also discusses broader terraforming strategies, including the potential use of icy moonlets or asteroids to deliver water and heat to the planet.