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It would work with Antimatter though! Even better to make it on Mercury than on Sahara.
by glogla 6y ago
It would work with Antimatter though! Even better to make it on Mercury than on Sahara.
- TeMPOraL 6y agoOn top of antimatter generation, we can also collect it in space, as it gets trapped in planetary magnetosphere. Antimatter harvesting works best in places with strong magnetic fields, which makes Jupiter and Saturn much better candidates ([0] claims Saturn is the best). Not sure how much we could capture in terms of mass/energy; the impression I get is that it may be worthwhile for space missions, but I'm not sure if it's enough to power a civilization. -- [0] - https://www.centauri-dreams.org/2016/08/03/antimatter-production-harvesting-in-space/ https://www.centauri-dreams.org/2016/08/03/antimatter-produc...