Posted on 04/22/2016 11:30:11 PM PDT by BenLurkin
Within the Jupiter system, there are 67 confirmed moons of varying size, shape and composition. In honor of Jupiter’s namesake, they are sometimes collectively referred to as the Jovians. Of these, the four largest – Io, Europa, Ganymede and Callisto – are known as the Galileans (in honor of their founder, Galileo Galilei). These four moons are among the largest in the Solar System, with Ganymede being the largest of them all, and even larger than the planet Mercury.
In addition, three of these moons – Europa, Ganymede and Callisto – are all believed or known to have interior oceans at or near their core-mantle boundary. The presence of warm water oceans is not only considered an indication of potential life on these moons, but is also cited as a reason for possible human habitation.
...
The process of converting Jupiter’s Galilean moons is really quite simple. Basically, its all about leveraging the indigenous resources and the moons’ own interactions with Jupiter’s magnetic field to create a breathable atmosphere. The process would begin by heating the surface in order to sublimate the ice, a process which could involve orbital mirrors to focus sunlight onto the surface, nuclear detonators, or crashing comets/meteors into the surface.
...
Basically, the exposure of water vapor to Jupiter’s radiation would result in the creation of hydrogen and oxygen gas, the former of which would escape into space while the latter remained closer to the surface. This process already takes place around Europa, Ganymede and Callisto, and is responsible for their tenuous atmospheres (which contain oxygen gas).
And since ammonia is predominantly composed of nitrogen, it could be converted into nitrogen gas (N²) through the introduction of certain strains of bacteria....
(Excerpt) Read more at universetoday.com ...
The dumbing down over the years and the tv viewing of the kardasians and the bachelor, dancing with the stars and the voice have deadened what has been dead since the 50’s.I have no great expectations
That sounds very realistic. The whole north american continent turned into a third wold hell hole that used to speak english. You have to wonder if the future of mankind lies in the west.
E-Frames and some judicious nuclear blasts ala Exosquad?
“How Do We Terraform Jupiter’s Moons?”
Well, had things gone according to plan, we would have been orbiting Saturn in 1972, but then Nixon stepped in and stopped it cold before it was born. Next, we settled on using antique tech to visit and land on the Moon, but Nixon stopped that cold also. Now we are hitching rides on Russian rockets to LEO and using Russian rocket engines to launch our most important satellites.
Then, today, some idiot asks how to transform moons of a planet we are not likely to visit in the life time of any one alive today.
The question is how do we get to Jupiter, lacking the means? How do we get back to the Moon for that matter? And which future politician will have the spectacular failure of political will, rivaling Nixon’s, killing any such venture beyond his control cold?
Don’t even ask about terraforming ... that cart is so far ahead of the horse that it may as well be over the horizon.
“I’ll bet you that the Tardigrades are already there...”
If not they are the perfect candidate to survive there.
The only living organism that can survive in space.
A friend of Rodney Dangerfield, he is not.
Let Matt Damon do it - he has the experience.
How many of those moons are in the “Goldilocks” zone of sunlight, temperature and gravitational influences?
They are amazing creatures.
No doubt about it. ;’)
Both the name and the physical appearance are straight out of an old Dr. Who episode.
Squeeeeeeeeeeeee!!!
LOL!
Gotta be the John Pertwee era.
:D
They unfortunately infested the Tardis, tiny within, gigantic without after their unfortunate escape, the mindless Tardigrade. Unaware of their newfound scale, terrorising the populace as they stomped about, uttering their bone-chillingly guttural “Meh!”
Played by four guys hunched over in a giant garbage bag, of course.
I would totally watch that!
:D
Great, now I can’t get that 2004 campaign photo-op of Kerry out of my head.
and enjoy all that radiation from Jupiter.
Disclaimer: Opinions posted on Free Republic are those of the individual posters and do not necessarily represent the opinion of Free Republic or its management. All materials posted herein are protected by copyright law and the exemption for fair use of copyrighted works.