Terraforming Mars: Can We Make the Red Planet Earth-Like?

Terraforming Mars means altering its environment to support human life long-term.
The planet has carbon dioxide in its atmosphere that could be used to warm it.
Melting the polar ice caps could release water and thicken the atmosphere.
A thicker atmosphere might create a greenhouse effect, raising surface temperatures.
Plants or engineered microbes could help produce oxygen over time.
Mars’ weak gravity (38% of Earth’s) makes keeping a dense atmosphere difficult.
The lack of a global magnetic field leaves Mars exposed to solar radiation.
Proposed methods include giant orbital mirrors, greenhouse gas factories, or even nuclear explosions.
Current technology is far from making Mars truly Earth-like.
Even partial terraforming could make survival easier for future Martian settlers.