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Re:Soviet Venus Images (2004) by dylan604 on Sunday July 04, 2021 @04:41PM (#27732456)
>It's worth noting that Venus is still probably a better terraforming target than Mars

This has always been my sentiment as well. Mars is a dead planet with no magnetic belts for shielding, and is just too far on the edge of the goldilocks zone. Also, if we can figure out how to terraform Venus' atmosphere, then maybe we can "fix" Earth's.

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Re:Soviet Venus Images (2004) by Gravityloss on Monday July 05, 2021 @05:11AM (#27735931)
It might not be that hard to create an artificial field for it. 1 Tesla might be enough, similar to what's in MRI machines. Park that in the L1 Lagrange point.
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Re:Soviet Venus Images (2004) by dylan604 on Monday July 05, 2021 @07:16AM (#27736697)
I'd also like to have it attached to the ship so that there is radiation protection during travel. I see that more doable than planet sized protection.
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