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I'm all for colonizing Mars, but is it possible to do large-scale terraforming of the surface without a magnetosphere to protect it?
by ender7 10y ago
I'm all for colonizing Mars, but is it possible to do large-scale terraforming of the surface without a magnetosphere to protect it?
- iamcreasy 10y agoHe briefly mentioned about creating artificial magnetic poles to shield the Mars city from radiation. No details though. Maybe we could have learned about it the Q&A session was a little better.
- hyperion2010 10y agoI was thinking about this the other day, and the best solution that I came up with was to hit Mars with Ceres in hopes that the collision will be sufficient to restart geological activity on Mars. Sure we have to wait a while for things to cool down again and coalesce, but it seems a much more feasible solution than living in bubbles or trying to create an artificial magnetosphere.
- snuxoll 10y agoWonder if a nuclear bomb "The Core"-style would work? (Yes, I realize this is a shittt sci-fi movie, but if you are taking about smashing a dwarf planet into mars to generate a huge explosion it doesn't sound too out of the realm of workable.)
- imron 10y agoMusk has already considered this: http://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/gadgets-and-tech/elon-musk-plans-to-drop-nuclear-bombs-above-mars-to-give-it-two-new-suns-so-it-can-keep-warm-a6679736.html http://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/gadgets-and-tech/elo...
- _rpd 10y agoZubrin and McKay seem to think so ... Technological Requirements for Terraforming Mars http://www.users.globalnet.co.uk/~mfogg/zubrin.htm http://www.users.globalnet.co.uk/~mfogg/zubrin.htm
- orky56 10y agoMusk tried to steer his presentation back to the mission of SpaceX which is focused on transportation and space. The scope of travel is already too big so terraforming and the questions regarding what/how life will develop is begging for another organization to tackle.