threelonmusketeers@sh.itjust.works to Space@mander.xyzEnglish · 9 months agoData from NASA's Dawn reveals chemical energy source on Ceres - NASASpaceFlight.comwww.nasaspaceflight.comexternal-linkmessage-square9linkfedilinkarrow-up165arrow-down10
arrow-up165arrow-down1external-linkData from NASA's Dawn reveals chemical energy source on Ceres - NASASpaceFlight.comwww.nasaspaceflight.comthreelonmusketeers@sh.itjust.works to Space@mander.xyzEnglish · 9 months agomessage-square9linkfedilink
minus-squarejaybone@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·9 months agoIs it possible to create an atmosphere on something like ceres?
minus-squarethreelonmusketeers@sh.itjust.worksOPlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·9 months agoIt would be possible, but you’d either have to continually replenish it, or create an artificial magnetic field.
minus-squareINeedMana@piefed.ziplinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2arrow-down1·9 months agoWith low gravity, that might be very tricky. It would limit the array of gasses we can choose from
Is it possible to create an atmosphere on something like ceres?
It would be possible, but you’d either have to continually replenish it, or create an artificial magnetic field.
With low gravity, that might be very tricky. It would limit the array of gasses we can choose from