According to Dr. Robert Zubrin, Mars can be terraformed to a point where
it has a carbon dioxide and CFC atmosphere of around 1 bar atmospheric
pressure within a 20-30 year period. Within 100 years, with further
work, it could have a CO2, O2, and CFC atmosphere of between 0.6-1.0 bar
with an average equatorial temperature of 50 deg F, and an ocean of 1000
km^2 with an average depth of several hundred feet. What the cost would
be is very difficult to estimate at this time, but to pay for it, just
imagine the value of a piece of real estate the size of Asia with a
climate similar to Calgary or Lhasa. Immigration fees, property sales,
and head taxes would pay for it.
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