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Chapter 992: Terraforming Mars(2/2)

In addition, it is difficult to control the degree. If you use too much force and destroy the backup server of Mars, it will be even more troublesome.
Therefore, in summary, the idea of ​​​​activating the core of Mars through meteorites impacting Mars is far less mature and appropriate than placing a large artificial space station at the Lagrange point L1 between the sun and Mars to shield the solar wind.
However, in Xu Chuan's transformation report, the impact of meteorites on Mars to stimulate the core also has another role.
That is to replace large-scale nuclear weapons to carry out a comprehensive saturation strike on the surface of Mars. In addition to activating the basic function of the Martian core, it also plays the role of releasing carbon dioxide, methane, water vapor and other greenhouse gases in the Martian soil.
In addition, the impact of a large number of meteorites and asteroids can pull the continental plates of Mars to a certain extent, causing slight displacement of the plates and activating volcanoes on the surface of Mars that had been dormant in the past.
Just like the asteroid that hit the earth that caused the extinction of the dinosaurs 67 million years ago.
In addition to the dust that the asteroid with a diameter of about 10 kilometers hit the earth and blocked the sky and the sun, the impact itself also affected the earth's plates and caused a large number of volcanic eruptions.
These large volcanic groups erupted a large amount of volcanic ash, carbon dioxide, water vapor, sulfur-containing compounds and other substances during this impact event.
For the earth, these are the main culprits causing the extinction of life.
But for the now desolate Mars, it will become an important milestone in the evolution of transforming the planet and making it habitable for life again.
They can greatly change the atmosphere of Mars and quickly replenish the thin atmosphere with various gases to a certain extent.
In addition to 'bombing' Mars with a large number of meteorites or asteroids, there is also a way to activate the Martian magnetic field by transporting a 'Ceres' or 'Cerris dwarf planet' to the orbit of Mars.
, as a companion star of Mars.
Just like the moon and the earth, theoretically speaking, the gravity of the large celestial body orbiting Mars can act as a mixer acting on the core of Mars.
This would melt and activate Mars' frozen core again, thus activating the Martian magnetic field.
And it can also act as a protective umbrella for Mars to prevent Mars from encountering too strong asteroid or meteorite impacts.
However, in this plan, Xu Chuan labeled it as too difficult and unlikely to be realized in a short period of time.
But he regarded this plan as an optional plan for continuing to optimize and transform Mars in the 'future'.
If technology has developed enough to control dwarf planets in the next century or centuries, then allowing Mars to have a satellite will keep its core young for hundreds of millions or even billions of years.
The key.
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PS: There will be another chapter later, it may be quite late, please get up in the morning and read it.
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