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If we want to give a planet like Mars -- less sunlight, slower spin, less gravity, different tides and magnetism, different tilt of its axis -- a habitable and
by lucas_membrane 4y ago
If we want to give a planet like Mars -- less sunlight, slower spin, less gravity, different tides and magnetism, different tilt of its axis -- a habitable and sustainable earth-like environment, can that be done even if given an adequate supply of everything? To get earth-like atmosperic pressure, the atmosphere has to be taller on account of the reduced gravity. To get earth-like warmth, more greenhouse effect is required. So earth-like but not here is not nearly earth-identical. Problems? How quickly would an atmosphere like that leak away from the planet? What kind of weather might it have? How do you fabricate a biosphere for this unhinged sci-fi environment that will choose to grow into one that will both tolerate and sustain a large human presence? How hard is that? Boldly go, but do your homework first.
- palata 4y agoThe article actually talks about that, concluding that the atmosphere would most likely be unbreathable, whatever we do. So it says that we would live under domes, with the daily risk of a life-threatening leak.