#2095: Marsiforming

XKCD comic, described below.
Transcript

[Cueball is on a stage giving a presentation, with a diagram behind him. The diagram shows Earth and Mars side-by-side, along with some writing below the two.]

Cueball: Earth and Mars may look different now, but with some orbiting mirrors and atmospheric adjustments, we could change that.

[Caption below the panel:]

I'm having trouble selling people on my proposal to terraform Earth to resemble Mars.


(Sourced from explainxkcd.com)

Title text:It has so many advantages--it preserves Martian life, requires fewer interplanetary launches, and makes it much easier to field-test Mars rovers.


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