An inflatable structure can generate a magnetic dipole field at a level of perhaps 1 or 2 Teslas an active shield against the solar wind and allow the Martian atmosphere to thicken overtime. Mars atmosphere would naturally thicken over time, which lead to many new possibilities for human exploration and colonization. These would include an average increase of 4 °C, which would be enough to melt the carbon dioxide ice in the northern polar ice cap. This would trigger a greenhouse effect, warming the atmosphere further and causing the water ice in the polar caps to melt.

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