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Terraforming is the idea of transforming one planet to be suitable for a species that couldn't otherwise live on that planet.

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Why did the first 100 in Red Mars settle so far from the pole?

I don't think the site selection criteria were described in the book, but the Martian trilogy is based on a lot of science and discussions with scientists working on Mars mission plans, so we can thin …
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McCarthyism, Martian Colonists, Water Powered Ships, and Mining Asteroids Near Saturn

From your description, I believe this to be Isaac Asimov's "The Martian Way": http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Martian_Way It's included in his Robot Dreams collection.
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