OrbitalConfusion
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So Elon Musk Makes a statement about using Nukes on the poles to change the ice into atmosphere on Mars. I know... Links... http://www.iflscience.com/space/elo...erraform-mars-dropping-thermonuclear-bombs-it
So I by my logic I am an idiot. In a nutshell: I stated the reason Mars lost its Atmosphere to begin with was because it has little to no Magnetosphere. Solarwinds swept the atmsphere away and allowed radiation to literally sterilize the surface. By blowing up and melting the poles you would only create a temporary fix as you would still have to address the core of Mars.
Would it just be simpler to save those ice poles to use and harvest for bio-dome type habitats instead? As they sit they are relatively stable in "Storage". This seems to me to be cheaper and more Do-able than anything else.
Either I really am that dumb or I am being trolled. But I have had 6 people attack me for making that comment.
So I by my logic I am an idiot. In a nutshell: I stated the reason Mars lost its Atmosphere to begin with was because it has little to no Magnetosphere. Solarwinds swept the atmsphere away and allowed radiation to literally sterilize the surface. By blowing up and melting the poles you would only create a temporary fix as you would still have to address the core of Mars.
Would it just be simpler to save those ice poles to use and harvest for bio-dome type habitats instead? As they sit they are relatively stable in "Storage". This seems to me to be cheaper and more Do-able than anything else.
Either I really am that dumb or I am being trolled. But I have had 6 people attack me for making that comment.