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Re:Cooling the Earth with a cloud of small spacecraft near t... by xhasid on Friday August 25, 2017 @07:12PM (#15102982)
Would it possible to aim to have these satellites shade only one or both of the poles? That could solve the problem of reduced sunlight for plants. (Among other issues.)
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Re:Cooling the Earth with a cloud of small spacecraft near t... by tempestn on Saturday August 26, 2017 @01:00AM (#15104147)
ISTM it would be difficult since the sun isn't a point source. Fortunately, as other comments have mentioned, sunlight is not the limiting factor for plant growth in most situations.
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