🚀 go-pugleaf

In article <1992Sep27.151420.6690@aio.jsc.nasa.gov> tes@nomad.uucp (Thomas E. Smith [LORAL]) writes:
>
>Let's have a little fun with this topic. The two problems mentioned with 
>terraforming Venus by moving it to Earth orbit were:
>
>  1. It has too much atmosphere to be terraformed even if it was in Earth 
>     orbit.
>
>  2. It takes too much energy!!!
>
>I don't know what the specifics of this plan would be, (I leave this to the 
>interested student :) ), but let's ignite Venus's atmosphere on the opposite
>side that it moves in its orbit, and use the escaping air as propultion. We
>kill two birds with one stone :)  (note: this should be done over a large
>surface area to reduce geological turmoil.)
>
>Another plan I have (as long as I'm already off the deep end) is ignite
>Jupiter's atmosphere. It would be easier since it has all that hydrogen in it.
>Use this propultion to slow Jupiter way down, causing it to fall towards
>Venus. If done correctly this maneuver will sling shot Venus to an eccentric
>orbit out past Earth. As Jupiter swings around the sun, it will encounter Venus
>on its next orbit and swing Venus around into a nearly circular Earth-like
>orbit. If were lucky, the close encounters will strip much of Venus's
>atmosphere.
>
>Well, what do you think?
>
>                                                    Tom



I think you need to explain your term 'ignite.'

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David Knapp                                      University of Colorado, Boulder
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