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You don't need to recreate a full planet-sized magnetic field for that, you can more feasibly put a much smaller dipole at the L1 Lagrange point that will defle
by ajnin 6y ago
You don't need to recreate a full planet-sized magnetic field for that, you can more feasibly put a much smaller dipole at the L1 Lagrange point that will deflect the solar wind sufficiently so that it avoids Mars.
- drdeca 6y agoI hadn't heard of this idea. Very cool!
- rational_indian 6y agoWill it need to carry an onboard rocket motor to counter the solar wind pressure?
- centimeter 6y agoYou could put it slightly closer to the sun than L1 and then it could stay in equilibrium.