Generación de magnetosfera en el planeta Marte inducida por acoplamiento de marea de una luna artificial orbitando el planeta
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https://doi.org/10.55204/pcc.v4i1.e102Keywords:
Terraformación; magnetosfera; generador; reinicio; ecopoyesis.Abstract
Introducción: La pérdida del campo magnético marciano ha expuesto su atmósfera a la erosión constante del viento solar, impidiendo condiciones estables para la vida. Se propone generar una magnetosfera artificial mediante el reinicio del movimiento convectivo del manto de Marte, inducido por fuerzas de marea ejercidas por una luna artificial de gran masa. Objetivo: Diseñar y colocar en órbita baja una luna artificial, con masa superior a la de Fobos (≥10²¹ kg), que estimule el acoplamiento de marea necesario para reactivar la convección interna del manto marciano, regenerando así su campo magnético global y favoreciendo la preservación o recuperación de su atmósfera.
Metodología: La luna sería construida a partir del redireccionamiento y ensamblaje de asteroides mediante tecnologías en desarrollo por agencias como NASA, ESA o NASDA, vinculadas a proyectos de desvío e intercepción de objetos cercanos a la Tierra (DART-NEOS). Se ubicará en una órbita estable a 6000 km de la superficie. Resultados esperados: Estabilización orbital de la luna artificial y reactivación del dínamo planetario marciano mediante acoplamiento de marea. Conclusiones: Esta estrategia podría iniciar procesos geodinámicos sostenibles en Marte, fundamentales para su futura terraformación.
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