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*incoming transmission*
Comm ID: [TAZ]Doc.Holliday
Location: Administrator's Office, Shasta Orbital Skyhook, Baffin
To: Planetform Inc.
Subject: Terraforming
Encryption: For your eyes only

Kallisti,

I am contacting you to inquire on some information regarding terraforming as I am researching a potential project on a small scale using the same terraforming principles that I have read about on both Planet Harris in the Tau 31 system and planet California Minor in the California system. For now, I'm keeping my research to myself. Lets just say that if I am able to do as I wish, I may well be able to help many.

I've noticed of Harris and California Minor that they are cold weather environments so my question is, can terraforming be done on hot environments and if so, what must be done?

I also would like to know if Planetform might be interested in our scrubbie farm operations. Scrubbies are a home raised form of alien organism that we have often shipped to California Minor. They are different in that they are hungrier and therefore, more aggressive than the normal A.O. you might know about.
My thoughts are that perhaps they can be used in conjunction with terraforming.

I'm more of a medical mind than a science mind so I thought your people could help me piece this all together. To be able to terraform a hotter area would mean much to some research I am doing.

Yours in Eris,
Dr. John Henry Holliday
TAZ Administrator

::Incoming transmission::

Comm ID: Planetform customer support channel.
Location: Central offices, Canterbury station. New London system.
To: Dr. John Henry Holliday
Subject: Terraforming
Encryption: For your eyes only

Greetings appreciated Doctor,

First of all thanks for contacting us. It's a pleasure to see that our services may help that many as you pretend to do.

Regarding your main question, it is possible to terraform planets (or smaller stellar bodies) with hot environments. Said that we have to warn that this kind of process is quite more complex than cold environments.

To explain it in a summarized way, a cold environment usually needs to grow up an atmosphere so as to generate a greenhouse effect on a planetary scale. In this case the main variable to have in mind is how many degrees the average temperature has to be raised. There are a lot of more variables to have into account but in order to have a general idea, this is how the terraform process works as a concept.

On the other hand, a hot environment planet has some more variables to take into account. In the best cases, the main process is to revert the greenhouse effect. This means reduce the atmosphere capacity to retain incoming radiation from the space. Another variable to have in mind is that if the planet pretends to be habitable it needs to have a minimum atmosphere and biosphere, so in cases where the planet have a small or no atmosphere, this process needs of secondary regulatory processes in order to make the planet habitable.

One of the most effective way to do so is to turn more pale the surface of the planet. that means both land and sea surfaces. with this technique the stellar body reflects more radiation to the space thus keeps less energy turned into heat. In order to achieve this it's needed to introduce or favor local flora with pale tones. As you may notice this process at the same time needs a constant control in order to not harm the local flora and fauna until the planet reaches a steady atmosphere. That would, in a short way, explain how we manage to work with hot environments.

As for the second question we are more than pleased that you offer us the possibility to improve our alien organisms database. We have noticed some interesting aspects of those organisms shipped to California Minor. Said that, we have not a full scientific essay regarding your scrubb farms. I can't tell you how much the corporation wants to know more about these organisms. For this you should head to R & D department.

Seeing that we have answered your question but that you will probably have more, I'll open a contact ticked. This means that you can contact this channel again when you want and that our R & D department will contact you soon with a more scientific explanation of the terraforming process and regarding scrubb farms.

Again, thanks for contacting us.

Best regards,

Andy Hudson - Customer support department

Planetform Inc. 7852 - 6358 - 1679 | 3168 2001 9756
Canterbury station. New London system.

::Transmission terminated::

*incoming transmission*
Comm ID: [TAZ]Doc.Holliday
Location: Shasta Orbital Skyhook, Baffin
To: Mr. Andy Hudson
Encryption: For your eyes only

Thank you for your prompt response. I will admit, even breaking down the process of terraforming, I'm still left shaking my head as if to be dizzy. I know the science of medicine but not of terraforming. Yes, my idea is in a hot environment with few or even no water source. I'd rather not tell you over the waves where but trust me when I say, IF I can pull this off, even to a small scale on part of the planet, I may well give reason for a people to lessen or even end their criminal ways by making them more self sufficient. In a round-a-bout sort of way, everyone would benefit.

If you would like, I can meet you over dinner to discuss this. I would tell you where at that time. If you come here to Shasta, we can discuss this and discuss Scrubbies as well which would give a first hand view of them on a tour of Sedona Station. The way I see it, there is much to be gained.

Yours in Eris,
Dr. John Henry Holliday

::Incoming transmission::

Comm ID: Planetform customer support channel.
Location: Central offices, Canterbury station. New London system.
To: Dr. John Henry Holliday
Subject: Re: Terraforming
Encryption: For your eyes only

Greetings appreciated Doctor,

Let me introduce myself, I'm Marc Woods, a Planetform project manager. My main job is to study possible projects and determine if they are economical or technological available.

You will have to forgive me for the delay in our transmission. I have just returned from a long trip. Your transmission has reached my hands this morning. Once I close a couple of issues we have at the central office I'll embark in one of our survey ships, [PF]-Survey.017. I'll come with a specialist with hot environments and some scientist with the aim of being able to answer any questions that may arise during the meeting.

Right now the Royal Meteorological Service is suggesting to not start any trip since a quite big Ion storms is about to hit Manchester system. I guess we will manage to arrive to Shasta during the next week.

And last and but not less, it's a pleasure to receive such promising opportunity, I'm talking of being able to help that many as you said previously.

Eager to meet you Dr. Holliday

Best regards,

Mark Woods - Planetform project manager

Planetform Inc. 7852 - 6358 - 1679 | 3168 2001 9756
Canterbury station. New London system.

::Transmission terminated::

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