If they did survive, say Fairén and Schulze - Makuch, «it is too late to
protect Mars from terrestrial
life, and we can safely relax the
planetary protection policies.»
The water ice counteracts the traditional danger of
living above ground by serving as a radiation barrier, offsetting fears of solar exposure that have, until now, projected Martian architecture into a dark underworld — buried beneath a regolithic surface that is believed to contain perchlorates, gypsum and other substances hazardous to human
life.Water as a Radiation Shield By taking advantage of water - ice's ability to filter the sun's rays and
protect against radiation, ICE HOUSE prioritizes a
life above ground and celebrates the human presence on the
planetary surface.
Enough of this «greenhouse nonscience»... the study needed to
protect «
life as we know it» needing MORE «Public notice / concern» is in the production & consistent persistence of the
Planetary Dipole, in both it's processes of production AND continuance.