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Maybe the gas giants could spare a few moons.
Or something really large from the Kuiper belt ?Mars is as good as it is going to get for centuries.
But, definitively, could use a sister planet.
Great idea! If we can land on a comet, what are the possibilities of us forming the 2 current moons into 1? Do you think it would be easier to borrow a bunch of asteroids and make a moon, or move a moon?
Arn't Phobes and Deimos different in compostion?
Yes they are! One is the composition of ex-Mars moon, the other could be the asteroid. The big question is... are either of the 2 current Mars moons of the same composition as the meteorite found in antarctica?
Friday March 31, 2006 - Andrew LeMay – andrewlemay@hotmail.com
The Death of Mars Theory:
In the past, Mars was a planet with a moon large enough to influence water, seasons, and gravity. With a gravitational ratio equal to that of our Earth and moon, Mars was capable of supporting a molten core that generated heat, which helped to regulate the temperature of the Martian atmosphere (Olympus Mons).
Then, a large collision occurred between the Mars moon and a rouge asteroid. The colliding bodies left behind two distinctly different, broken remnants (Phobos and Deimos).
Eventually, some of those pieces impacted Mars to create craters and debris. Fragments were scattered throughout space, hurdling large meteorites toward earth (Meteorite ALH84001).
After the Mars moon was destroyed, there was not enough opposing gravity to keep the planet's molten core spinning. This eventually stopped the Mars core which failed to generate internal heat, causing too much of a temperature flux to sustain its warm atmosphere.
In conclusion, the Mars that we see today is from unknown years of elemental erosion. If we as people wish to terraform the planet Mars for human habitation, we must first rebuild its moon to invigorate the core of Mars again.
Friday March 31, 2006 - Andrew LeMay – andrewlemay@hotmail.com
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