Magnetizing Mars
... sorry, no
Superconductors do not make a stupid idea into a super idea.
Some talk about terraforming Mars, turning this dead ball of rock into a miniature Earth. Mars has no magnetic field, so an artificial atmosphere (somehow) would get stripped away by solar UV and the much weaker gravity. How would a terraformed Mars 2 compared to Earth and Mars today?
|
units |
Earth |
Mars |
Mars 2 |
Semimajor Axis |
AU |
1.0 |
1.52 |
1.52 |
Mass |
kg |
5.972e24 |
6.42e23 |
6.42e23 |
Radius |
km |
6371 |
3389.5 |
3389.5 |
Gravity |
m/s² |
9.81 |
3.71 |
3.71 |
Planet Density |
kg/m³ |
5510 |
3930 |
3930 |
Escape Velocity |
m/s |
11.2 |
5.03 |
5.03 |
Escape Energy |
J/kg |
63 |
12.6 |
12.6 |
Dipole moment |
T-m³ |
7.91e15 |
~0 |
7.91e15 |
Iron Core radius (est) |
km |
3400 |
1800 |
1800 |
Atmosphere @surface: |
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Mass |
kg |
5.15e18 |
2.5e16 |
? |
Temperature |
K |
288 |
210 |
288 |
Density |
kg/m³ |
1.2 |
? |
? |
Pressure |
kPa |
101 |
0.64 |
? |
Pressure Scale Height |
km |
8.5 |
11.5 |
? |
Temperature Lapse Rate |
K/km |
6.5 |
2.2 |
? |
Primary Components |
|
N₂, O₂ |
CO₂ |
N₂, O₂ |
Molecular Weight |
g/mol |
30.5 |
44.0 |
30.5 |