TERRAFORMING MARS

Mars is very cold in most areas because it’s atmosphere is about 100 times thinner than earth’s. In mars; early history, it was much like earth and it had a thicker atmosphere; however it was lost hundreds millions of years ago. This was caused when Mars losted its Magnetosphere due to asteroid collisions, 4 billion years ago. Without any magnetosphere for protection, solarwinds lowered the atmospheres density (making it thinner) by stripping away atoms from mars’ ionosphere (upper atmosphere ionized via solar radiation). Terraforming Mars would include creating mars’ magnetosphere because they are essential for increasing mars’ temperature to earth’s, for thickening mar’ atmosphere and for harmful solar radiation protection. Thus we  are giving mars a new moon ½  mars’ mass which would help increase temperature in its core and move the molten iron. It may also be important importing thousands of small asteroids and launching them into the core at intense speeds.  This would liquify its iron core, kick starting it’s magnetic field. Ultimately this would give mars’ magnetosphere back.

In addition, to increase temperatures and melt ice glaciers to extract water and to heat up the planet, we are installing thousands of movable concave mirrors (mirrors change their angles to beam the light to mars). This would beam light from the sun and concentrate it on mars’ surface or a glacier. This would also generate excess electricity via thermal power plant.

Cool Mars' Facts

                                        

Mars has many distinguishing characteristics. For instance, the red surface is due to the presence of iron oxide/rust. Also, mars has a huge crater called hellas planitia, located in the southern hemisphere of mars,it is 23,465 ft deep at the bottom floor, equivalent to the height of 17 empire state buildings (including the tip) and 1,400 miles wide (about twice the distance from New York to chicago). Also mars has a mountain, mt.olympus mons that it 3 times the height of mt.everest and is 84,480 feet tall. Mars also has 2 moons phobos and Deimos which are thought to be captured asteroids. Mars has a huge tectonic plate site that is a colossal canyon known as Valles Marineris. It was created when the a massive area/section of the crust had collapsed from a vast volcanic plateau that started swelling (also known as Tharsis area). The canyon is 2500 miles wide, the length of Europe and up to about 23,000 feet deep (approx 4.3mi). The tharsis area is home to 3 enormous volcanoes one of which 270 miles wide.

TERRAFORMING MARS

* Ideas are original. They are created by Hungry Turtle and not copied off a website

Companies/Government should import hydrogen from jupiter, a gas giant with a Spacemen ship and export it to mars. Mars has virtually a inadequate amount of water for a city or country so it would be efficient to compress hydrogen collected from Jupiter and store it in numerous spaceships which drop it off at mars. Like I said in the previous Terraforming post, Mars will have carbon capture machines that will remove carbon from the 95.3% Co2 atmosphere, leaving only oxygen behind. We can use the oxygen to support human life and to create water with by combining it with the hydrogen from Jupiter. You can also generate electricity through this process if it is performed in a fuel cell.

In addition, government/corporation should construct fleet of nuclear power plants, centrifuges, and uranium mines. They should be taking advantage of the high concentration of uranium,thorium, and xenon-129 on mars's surface. They should plan on having mars completely powered by nuclear energy because uranium is plentiful. P.S If you think Nuclear is unsafe, check out all 3 of my nuclear energy posts and most likely your opinion will change.

Nuclear Plant Interior

Top Economic Documentaries on Netflix

The Flaw is an economic documentary that discusses the 2008 economic crisis.  It suggests that the boom and collapse of the economy was due to the growing inequality population. As the richest 1% had accumulated a decent proportion of the wealth, the bottom 50% had a decline in living standards, thus to meet them, they had to go into debt. Simultaneously, the rich people had a need for expensive assets like mansions increasing the mortgage debt of poorer Americans. The film also discusses the credit bubble and how Alan Greenspan, the chairman of the central Bank, lowered interest rates increasing the bubble. This lead to the housing bubble and eventually the system collapsed in 2008, bankrupting many large corporations. PS. With the 700 billion dollar bail out provided by you, the tax payer, they were still in business.

Top political/economic Documentaries on Netflix

The Documentary Inequality for all is dubbed as one of the top 5 economic documentaries. I have watched it many times and I suggest you watch it. The film examines the increasing income inequality in America and its affects on government and the economy and its existence. It is presented by Robert Reich, a economist and professor at Berkeley. The film begins talking about the 2008 recession and the occupy wall street movement and stresses how the U.S economy doubled, but the profits and gains went to the top 1% which take in more than 20% of the national income. One of the most astounding facts it presents is that the richest 400 americans own more wealth than the bottom 150,000,000 americans, half our population. The film connects how our wealth distribution is equal to the 1920s and how the great depression is similar too the 2008 recession. The film also discusses how it poses a serious threat to all americans.

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Inflation/Deflation & The 2008 Recession & Housing Bubble part1

Inflation and Deflation are basically a period of rising and falling price levels , inflation is a rise in price levels and deflation is a fall in prices levels. People, Government, and Business buy services and goods. During an inflation such as the 1980s, a unit of currency buys fewer goods and services. Thus, inflation reflects a decrease in purchasing power of money. For instance, a dollar remains 100 cents but if the price of goods increases from 25 cents to 50 cents, you can only buy 2 goods instead of 4. Inflations are sometimes caused by government spending, Businesses & labor unions, and oftenly wars.  A economy is most successful when everyone (big issue today) has jobs and many goods and services are being produced (with the exception of outsourcing). In many cases, a slight shift in prices can cause an economy to grow. However, a steady rise in prices such as an inflation, may create a shortage of goods as consumers hurry too buy before prices rise. Also, the cost of running a business may increase rising the cost of goods which starts the process of inflation all over again. During an inflation many people who owe debts benefit because the real value of the debt decreases (the number of dollars of debt remains constant, but each dollar is worth less). Consequently, creditors, savers, and people on a fixed salary loose money because each dollar is worth less. The main role of a central bank such as the FED (Federal Reserve Bank) is to control inflation and deflation so that the value of money is equal to the value of goods and services being produced through monetary policy.

DEFLATION AND MONETARY POLICY IN PT 2.Housing Bubble pt3.

Life in 2050-2070/2100

Note: My Predictions are only  based on My knowledge. I have not consulted an expert/webiste for his or her opinion.

U.S Economy: I believe that we will not be the worlds' super power soon. We have the highest national debt ever in history. Soon, in 10-20 yrs, we may have a big depression/recession like in 2008. I guarantee that this will occur because there is lots of outsourcing and this is affecting our manufacturing negatively, leading to unemployment and debt. For example, Manufacturing is the backbone of any economy,  60yrs ago China had very little manufacturing, a country run by agriculture; now it is an industrialized, extremely wealthy nation with manufacturing as the major source of revenue. If we continue outsourcing, which I am sure we will,  unless legislation is passed that taxes outsourced products at high rates of 30% and up, their will be a economical/social issue. Also, our National Debt is rising at extremely high rates, soon countries may demand the trillions of dollars they loaned to us back  and this will negatively impact our economy and society. Also, the cost of living is rising and the wages/salaries are not thus, people may not be able to afford subsistence thus increasing debt.

Population: Unfortunately, birth control may become a law. The population may reach 600,000,000 in the U.S alone  under certain circumstances in 2100. It may be possible that the total agricultural supply may not supply the demand for food. Thus birth control may become a law. However, if we have sufficient technology, we may be able to colonize mars, solving the population issue, making birth control unnecessary.

Environment: I believe that the U.S will have major environmental regulations and incentives to be eco friendly. This is mainly due to my belief of running a company that will develop technology that makes the world more eco-friendly for my career . I plan (current life goal) on solving or at least attempting to solve major environmental issues such as global warming. I plan on developing patents that increase efficiency and eco-friendliness in renewable/nuclear power plants (I am a strong supporter of  Nuclear Energy). I plan on lobbying extremely strict environmental laws with excess revenue from my company. This is possible because I plan on running a colossal privately owned corporation (not in the stock market so people can not influence my expensive environmental decisions by buying tons of my stock). I have so far invented amazingly brilliant patents that I am sure will generate enough  revenue to jump start my company. However, if I fail which I gauraantee I will not, there may be colossal environmental problems.