Works for me. A possible addition:
Even with atmospheric alteration, another problem is that there's simply too much air -- it'll remain far too dense for human habitation.
But what about exporting the excess air to where it's needed?
The niftiest item the Masaka sports, assuming I can get it to work in my head (and assign it appropriate quirks), is the Jupiter Scoop -- a frigging HUGE "net" designed to capture vast quantities of gas giant atmosphere and then sift for the desired elements or compounds, and compact them for ease of transport. (It has inevitably been nicknamed the Jooper Scooper.)
If a number of near-duplicates of that could be built, you could have a small fleet dedicated to shipping atmospheric gases from Venus to Mars... ^.^
--Sam
"Roof pig! Most unexpected."
Even with atmospheric alteration, another problem is that there's simply too much air -- it'll remain far too dense for human habitation.
But what about exporting the excess air to where it's needed?
The niftiest item the Masaka sports, assuming I can get it to work in my head (and assign it appropriate quirks), is the Jupiter Scoop -- a frigging HUGE "net" designed to capture vast quantities of gas giant atmosphere and then sift for the desired elements or compounds, and compact them for ease of transport. (It has inevitably been nicknamed the Jooper Scooper.)
If a number of near-duplicates of that could be built, you could have a small fleet dedicated to shipping atmospheric gases from Venus to Mars... ^.^
--Sam
"Roof pig! Most unexpected."