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posted by on Friday March 17 2017, @11:07PM   Printer-friendly
from the Mars-futuretech dept.

https://m.phys.org/news/2017-03-nasa-magnetic-shield-mars-atmosphere.html

In essence, they suggested that by positioning a magnetic dipole shield at the Mars L1 Lagrange Point, an artificial magnetosphere could be formed that would encompass the entire planet, thus shielding it from solar wind and radiation.

[...] In addition, the positioning of this magnetic shield would ensure that the two regions where most of Mars' atmosphere is lost would be shielded

[...] As a result, Mars atmosphere would naturally thicken over time, which lead to many new possibilities for human exploration and colonization. According to Green and his colleagues, these would include an average increase of about 4 °C (~7 °F), which would be enough to melt the carbon dioxide ice in the northern polar ice cap. This would trigger a greenhouse effect, warming the atmosphere further and causing the water ice in the polar caps to melt.

Pretty SF but I enjoyed the article.


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  • (Score: 1) by Ethanol-fueled on Saturday March 18 2017, @12:18AM (1 child)

    by Ethanol-fueled (2792) on Saturday March 18 2017, @12:18AM (#480708) Homepage

    This is more related to Total Recall and if there are three-boobed women [blogspot.com] there, so am I.

  • (Score: 2) by c0lo on Saturday March 18 2017, @06:00AM

    by c0lo (156) Subscriber Badge on Saturday March 18 2017, @06:00AM (#480775) Journal

    At least Johnny Cab seems to be on track for market.

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