Aerogel Greenhouses for Mars?
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Scientists are exploring how aerogel, a translucent, Styrofoam-like material, could be used as a building material on Mars. Aerogel retains heat; structures built with it could raise temperatures enough to melt water ice on the Martian surface.
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Mars |
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Planet |
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Water |
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2019-07-15 |
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NASA/JPL-Caltech |
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photojournal.jpl.nasa.gov/catalog/PIA23343 |
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PIA23343 |