More detail..If two magnetic structures, one positive and one negative, on Mars' poles ( south and north ), could the atmostphear be protected like it is here on Earth from the Suns solar winds?
Creat the same effect thats naturally happening on Earth on Mars.
Could this be posible and not just science fiction?
It's a vision I had and was wondering if it's a posible solution to colonizing Mars in the future.
Making sure, of course that this doesn't affect us on Earth.
Just wondering...Thanks
2007-10-17 14:23:57 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics ➔ Astronomy & Space
It is certainly possible. The theory is scientifically sound.
But its' probably not logistically feasible.
The biggest problem would be generating a large enough EM field (and the huge construction project to conduct the EM field around the whole planet). How would we control the field (no point in having it either dissipate, or worse yet get out of control and kill all the people) - electrical cables all across the planet, some other technology?
Then there is the simple cost of trying to create an EM field for an entire planet. Since we would likely only inhabit some areas, it would be more cost-effective to find ways to create localized EM fields (that could be done relatively easily with current technology).
But by the time we are colonizing Mars (maybe 50 years from now), who knows what they may have developed.
Find a way for you to be part of the research team, to make sure they think about a planet-wide field instead of a local one.
2007-10-17 14:37:22 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
No. It would be humanly and technologically impossible to build a contraption that would generate a magnetic field for an entire planet. As you know, the earth's magnetic field is generated by the liquid metal outer core, which is coursing around the inner core. Basically it's a giant engine the size of 2/3 of earth's mass. So you can see that there is no way we could build something of such magnitude.
2007-10-17 14:38:09 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
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2016-03-13 01:02:18 · answer #3 · answered by Mary 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It won't help because most of the reason Mars doesn't have an atmosphere is because it just doesn't have enough gravity to hold onto anything much lighter than CO2.
Of course the half lives for Oxygen and Nitrogen are of the order of millions of years so for terraforming you could probably just keep topping up the atmosphere every few thousand years.
2007-10-17 19:34:17 · answer #4 · answered by bestonnet_00 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yes it is, but the structures would have to be massive
i mean, compare it to the earths core that is supplying our magnetic field, the structures would need to be very big to have any affect
not only that, but how is it possible to power it, something to protect a whole planet would need a lot of energy
again, compare it to the earth's core, the counterotating core obviously produces so much energy that it is nearly unimaginable for us
i am not saying it is not possible
but just saying that it probably won't be worth building something like that
2007-10-17 14:36:09 · answer #5 · answered by filldwth? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2007-10-18 04:32:29 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
all planets have a magnetic force protecting it from space stuff (tacky term i know), also to get an atmosphere on mars it is possible to release green house gasses on mars and enough would develop an atmosphere, its a theory that was put out like a year ago.....
2007-10-17 14:29:10 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋