Lol, what a great title
Lol, what a great title
Flask does - maybe a reason to switch? Lol
my former manager who wanted projects estimated in minutes.
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In the future it is quite possible that an inflatable structure(s) can generate a magnetic dipole field at a level of perhaps 1 or 2 Tesla (or 10,000 to 20,000 Gauss) as an active shield against the solar wind."
Indeed, “in the future” seems to be doing quite a lot of heavy lifting. As noted, 1-2 Tesla is a pretty powerful magnet - so you’d need a pretty big and powerful magnet.
It also doesn’t completely protect the entire planet just two critical points on the surface.
That is certainly an important catch.
You just put a giant magnet in space at Mars’ L1 Lagrange point
Well, that’s a lot saner than nuking the poles.
Doesn’t seem like we’re near technical feasibility, though - how would you power such a massive magnet in space?
Takes on a slightly different meaning in the context of XZ utils