Rabat – Morocco today
Alex Half, a NASA expert, suggested making Venus habitable, and creating flat platforms that fly in the upper atmosphere, where the temperature and pressure correspond to Earth conditions.
The arXiv website indicates that scientists from the beginning have proposed large-scale projects to reshape Venus, such as permanently removing carbon dioxide from its atmosphere, to create conditions similar to Earth’s.
But Huff suggests creating astronomical structures supported by cells filled with nitrogen or a mixture of nitrogen and oxygen. These cells are placed one on top of the other, where the internal pressure becomes equivalent to the external pressure. The structure of these cells will reach a height of several kilometers and withstand a load of several thousand tons.
According to him, such platforms can be created from materials found on Venus. It is also possible to create good conditions for aerating the atmosphere above the surface without having to move a huge mass of resources to maintain optimal conditions (except for a small amount of water).
According to the scientist, it will take at least 200 years to build the platform, which is much less than other reclamation options suggest.
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