DarkRiku90 [2013-04-07 16:56:14 +0000 UTC]
nice concept,i hope that one day Mars will be like this,returning to what should have been(habitable)before the Giant Hellas impact.
i'd like to live near Mons Olympus,just imagine the nice view of that volcano from the surface :Clouds that permanently cover its summit,snow everywhere,and lush montain forests around.
does have mars a magnetical field now(in this picture)?
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templerman In reply to DarkRiku90 [2016-12-24 04:27:43 +0000 UTC]
It would be beautiful, though slightly different then you imagine. Olympus Mons' summit is actually on the edge of space. It would require a much denser atmospheric pressure then Earth has to allow the summit to actually be "in" the terraformed atmosphere.
Due to the smaller size of the planet and the smaller horizon, to see the summit you would have to stand well over the horizon, with most of the volcano obscured. Standing at the base and looking up the sides of the rock face would be disorienting, as the rock face would seem to arch out and above you. This cliff face is as tall as Mount Everest, and the summit is three times taller. To see such a vision would require standing on a distant elevated observation platform or tower, such as a space elevator. Even so, a terraformed Mars would still have even greater vistas then we can imagine.
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