11-08-2017, 10:21 AM
(This post was last modified: 11-08-2017, 10:24 AM by stevebowers.)
The Lagrange Magshield was my own idea although I did very little math work on the concept; or to be more accurate, the idea arose out of discussions on this forum. It is nice to see that at least some people at NASA are considering the idea in more detail.
I did manage to discuss the terraformed Martian atmosphere with Martyn Fogg at one point; to keep Mars warm the atmosphere would need toxic levels of carbon dioxide, so either the humans and other bionts would need to be tweaked to tolerate this gas, or some other greenhouse gas would be necessary.
Perhaps a thick layer of Weather Machines would suffice, if not on Mars then on some other terraformed would with similar characteristics.
I did manage to discuss the terraformed Martian atmosphere with Martyn Fogg at one point; to keep Mars warm the atmosphere would need toxic levels of carbon dioxide, so either the humans and other bionts would need to be tweaked to tolerate this gas, or some other greenhouse gas would be necessary.
Perhaps a thick layer of Weather Machines would suffice, if not on Mars then on some other terraformed would with similar characteristics.