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Magnetic fields in tidally locked planets
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Planets that are tidally-locked but which are candidates for terraformation can, in the OA scenario, be protected by an artificial magnetosphere. This can take the form of a Lagrange Magshield, which can be combined with a Sunshaper if the solar flux is too high or too low at the planet's surface.

Another, slightly smaller scale, proposal for an artificial planetary magnetosphere I've read about uses a series of superconducting loops at or near the planetary surface. This would require somewhat less power for the same amount of protection, but the magnetic fields in close proximity to the loops might cause some undesirable effects. Nevertheless I think I'll mention this method on the magshield page.
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RE: Magnetic fields in tidally locked planets - by stevebowers - 06-03-2020, 06:18 PM

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