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Chicago Scientist Plans 1-kg Aerosol Test to Warm Mars

6/24/2026

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Edwin Kite of the University of Chicago presented a roadmap to warm Mars by releasing engineered aerosol particles.
A demonstration would drop under one kilogram of aerosols, track them with lasers, and test the system at NASA’s Planetary Aeolian Laboratory.
Scientists say better ice maps and an International Mars Ice Mapper mission are needed before large-scale modification, noting that Kite hopes Tianwen-3 will share its rocks.

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Edwin Kite of the University of Chicago presented a roadmap to warm Mars by releasing engineered aerosol particles.
A demonstration would drop under one kilogram of aerosols, track them with lasers, and test the system at NASA’s Planetary Aeolian Laboratory.
Scientists say better ice maps and an International Mars Ice Mapper mission are needed before large-scale modification, noting that Kite hopes Tianwen-3 will share its rocks.