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Aerogel Greenhouses for Mars?

Scientists are exploring how aerogel, a translucent, Styrofoam-like material, could be used as a building material on Mars.
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Credits: NASA/JPL-Caltech
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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.