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https://phys.org/news/2017-03-nasa-magnetic-shield-mars-atmosphere.html https://phys.org/news/2017-03-nasa-magnetic-shield-mars-atmo... NASA estimates, given M
by jacobush 7y ago
https://phys.org/news/2017-03-nasa-magnetic-shield-mars-atmosphere.html https://phys.org/news/2017-03-nasa-magnetic-shield-mars-atmo...
NASA estimates, given Mars was given a magnetic field, it would only take a century (give or take) to start to melt oceans. So your estimate seems to be off by a bit.
- garmaine 7y agoDid you reply to the wrong comment?
- jacobush 7y agoNo - it means that the solar wind is affecting the atmosphere enough that a greenhouse effect on Mars is not getting started, even though it could if there was a magnetic field on the planet. This means the solar wind effect is not negligible. An artificial magnetic field plus other means could have a drastic and extremely rapid (in geologic terms, hundreds of years) effect on Mars climate.