mfb- t1_ixhj2pn wrote
Reply to comment by Strange-Ad1209 in Do you agree with Stephen Hawking about Earth being unsustainable? by yaykarin
- Atmospheric loss on Mars has a timescale of 100 million years or more. It's not a concern for a society that has the tools to give it an atmosphere over a reasonable timescale.
- A magnetosphere reduces some losses but increases others. It's not critical for an atmosphere. See Venus, no global magnetic field and a very thick atmosphere. Mars doesn't hold an atmosphere over billions of years simply because it's too small.
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/u/Meta_or_Whatever I wish fewer people would parrot this misconception.
dakd2 t1_iy1c9iu wrote
I guess nobody knows the reason why there is increase of magnetic field strengh on earth when there is stormy weather in space
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