Musk Again Proposes Nuclear Strike on Mars
A nuclear explosion could make the planet habitable.
SpaceX founder and CEO Elon Musk has again proposed dropping nuclear bombs on Mars.
"Let's nuke Mars", – he wrote on Friday, August 16, on his Twitter page, adding that he plans to release such T-shirts soon.
Musk first voiced the idea of a nuclear attack on Mars in September 2015 on the evening show hosted by Stephen Colbert.
According to Musk, detonating nuclear bombs over the poles of Mars is one way to terraform it, changing its atmosphere and climate so that it becomes suitable for life on Earth. The explosions could melt glaciers, release carbon dioxide, create a greenhouse effect and warm the surface.
However, according to a study by astronomers Bruce Jakosky and Christopher Edwards, published in the journal Nature Astronomy in 2018, there is not enough released gas on Mars to create conditions necessary for life. Taking into account all processes on the planet and the current level of technology, humanity will not be able to raise atmospheric pressure on Mars sufficiently or warm the planet enough for even liquid water to exist stably.
Earlier in Russia, a rocket engine exploded during tests of a mini nuclear reactor.
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