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Originally Posted by Oregon Elephant
It would if the planet was massive enough to hold the atmosphere. But if the planet is small and can only hold a small atmosphere, than anything more that you add to the atmosphere will simply fly off into space. Of course some of the original atmosphere will be pushed out, and some of what you want will stay, but it has to be a slow process, otherwise the stuff you want will fly away.
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yea i would think a slow controlled burn would work best, maybe a thermite napalm based burn to allow it to flow and form the starters for rivers and lakes. i was curious about this when i learned what happens from the thermite reaction and wondered why i had never heard it suggested for terraformation
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