S1_2 Melting Mars

Authors

  • Ridda Mahmood University of Leicester
  • Arcchana Gajendran University of Leicester
  • Shannon Madden University of Leicester

Abstract

Unlike Earth, Mars lacks a fluid outer core to provide a global magnetic field to shield it against harmful solar winds. Mars is estimated to have a largely solid core of Iron, Nickel and Sulphur. We calculated 7:75 x10^13 kg of Uranium-235 would be needed in a theoretical bomb to liquify a proportion of Mars' core. The proportions used were a scaled imitation of Earth's core.

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Published

07-12-2017

How to Cite

Mahmood, R., Gajendran, A., & Madden, S. (2017). S1_2 Melting Mars. Physics Special Topics, 16(1). Retrieved from https://journals.le.ac.uk/index.php/pst/article/view/2442

Issue

Vol. 16 No. 1 (2017): Physics Special Topics

Section

Articles