Comments on: Terraforming Mars Impossible Due To The Sun? http://www.colonyworlds.com/2010/03/terraforming-mars-impossible-due-to-the-sun.html Discussing reasonable ways to colonize our solar system Fri, 03 Feb 2012 08:16:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Scott Ripley http://www.colonyworlds.com/2010/03/terraforming-mars-impossible-due-to-the-sun.html#comment-3072 Scott Ripley Tue, 27 Sep 2011 05:21:00 +0000 http://www.colonyworlds.com/?p=1688#comment-3072  Of all the potential engineering problems of Terra forming Mars this is the simplest to solve, albeit a huge construction project, a fleet of several hundred specialized tunnel boring machines pay out cable in the tunnels they cut to make the coils of the planetary electromagnet below the surface. Power it with nuclear reactors. You can even add giant building sized capacitors in parallel to absorb the extra energy transmitted to the field by geomagnetic storms and store it to reinforce the field. Since the core or Mars is most likely solid iron, you get the extra benefit of magnetizing the core over time to act as a supplement to the artificial field and a back up when it needs maintenance.  Of all the potential engineering problems of Terra forming Mars this is the simplest to solve, albeit a huge construction project, a fleet of several hundred specialized tunnel boring machines pay out cable in the tunnels they cut to make the coils of the planetary electromagnet below the surface. Power it with nuclear reactors. You can even add giant building sized
capacitors in parallel to absorb the extra energy transmitted to the
field by geomagnetic storms and store it to reinforce the field. Since
the core or Mars is most likely solid iron, you get the extra benefit of
magnetizing the core over time to act as a supplement to the artificial
field and a back up when it needs maintenance.

]]> By: Darnell http://www.colonyworlds.com/2010/03/terraforming-mars-impossible-due-to-the-sun.html#comment-2621 Darnell Mon, 22 Mar 2010 11:42:12 +0000 http://www.colonyworlds.com/?p=1688#comment-2621 Hey Bruce, Sure, I'll add you to the side bar! :-) As far as the magnetic field goes, that will probably be the biggest hindrance to a Martian settlement. Hey Bruce,

Sure, I'll add you to the side bar! :-)

As far as the magnetic field goes, that will probably be the biggest hindrance to a Martian settlement.

]]> By: bruceleeeowe http://www.colonyworlds.com/2010/03/terraforming-mars-impossible-due-to-the-sun.html#comment-2620 bruceleeeowe Sat, 20 Mar 2010 07:30:23 +0000 http://www.colonyworlds.com/?p=1688#comment-2620 The most complex thing with colonization of mars is that it is having very low magnetic field..you remember solar storm could devast terraformed martian colonies. Can we exchange links? I have added yours. The most complex thing with colonization of mars is that it is having very low magnetic field..you remember solar storm could devast terraformed martian colonies.
Can we exchange links? I have added yours.

]]> By: JohnHunt http://www.colonyworlds.com/2010/03/terraforming-mars-impossible-due-to-the-sun.html#comment-2618 JohnHunt Fri, 19 Mar 2010 17:05:25 +0000 http://www.colonyworlds.com/?p=1688#comment-2618 Paraterraformation...exactly! Since it is far easier to achieve a small area of paraterraformation, this will be the first type of terraforming of Mars. Paraterraformation can easily be scaled until eventually you have a worldhouse. So, why is there so much more discussion about terraforming than paraterraforming? Paraterraformation…exactly!

Since it is far easier to achieve a small area of paraterraformation, this will be the first type of terraforming of Mars. Paraterraformation can easily be scaled until eventually you have a worldhouse. So, why is there so much more discussion about terraforming than paraterraforming?

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