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10 Post author: Spectral_Dragon 30 May 2012 10:24PM

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Comment author: [deleted] 31 May 2012 05:25:45AM 1 point [-]

The novels Red Mars, Green Mars and Blue Mars by Kim Stanley Robinson bring up this question and proposes an answer, offered here in a simple rot13.com cypher for those who haven't read the books yet.

Gubfr jub erprvir gur ybatrivgl gerngzrag ner fgrevyvmrq ng gur fnzr gvzr.

Comment author: [deleted] 31 May 2012 09:10:08AM *  1 point [-]

Gubfr jub erprvir gur ybatrivgl gerngzrag ner fgrevyvmrq ng gur fnzr gvzr.

In itself doesn't help at all if people can reproduce before.

Comment author: [deleted] 31 May 2012 03:09:34PM 0 points [-]

In itself doesn't help at all if people can reproduce before.

That is also addressed in the novels, something I might have added previously.