Chapter 937: The Volcanic Eruption of Mars

As we all know, when a volcano erupts, it not only emits a huge amount of ash and magma, but also emits a huge amount of volcanic gas.

Volcanic gas is a general term for volatile substances that are separated from magma due to volcanism, and volcanic gases are produced in large quantities before and after volcanic eruptions. This volcanic gas varies depending on the temperature of the gas at the time of the eruption, but it always contains a large amount of carbon dioxide, and in many cases, it is dominated by carbon dioxide.

The biggest problem with the Martian atmosphere now is that there is too little carbon dioxide, and because the gravitational pull of Mars is too small, the density of the Martian atmosphere is too low, which causes the temperature on the surface of Mars to be too low and the temperature difference is too large.

In fact, the temperature on the surface of Mars is quite good compared to the moon without an atmosphere, and the temperature during the day can even reach about 20 degrees Celsius near the Martian equator, but the huge temperature difference is impossible for humans to adapt. Because the temperature of Mars is 20 degrees Celsius during the day, the temperature will plummet to minus 80 degrees Celsius at night!

And at the poles of Mars, the temperature will be as low as minus 140 degrees!

The cold on Mars is not a problem, the key is that this temperature difference is too drastic, and no earthlings can survive such a drastic temperature difference, unless all the humans who immigrated to Mars stay in extremely insulated rooms

But that's obviously unlikely. If the humans of the past stayed in the house at night, what kind of alien immigrants are they called?

So, the only way to change this drastic temperature difference on Mars is to increase the amount of carbon dioxide in the Martian atmosphere, because carbon dioxide is the best gas to protect the surface temperature of Mars.

Although the Martian atmosphere now has the most carbon dioxide, because the gravitational pull of Mars is only 38% of that of the Earth, the overall density of the Martian atmosphere is much smaller than that of the Earth's atmosphere, only about one percent of the Earth's atmosphere, so although the Martian atmosphere is dominated by carbon dioxide, the amount is far from enough to protect the surface temperature of Mars.

Therefore, as long as the amount of carbon dioxide in the Martian atmosphere reaches a certain scale, then the temperature of the Martian surface can be well maintained, so that the temperature difference between Mars day and night will not be so large.

The temperature difference of thirty or forty degrees can be endured by earthlings, but in a situation like Mars, where the temperature difference between day and night is as high as 100 degrees Celsius, it is really unbearable for aunts and uncles

Although increasing the concentration of carbon dioxide in the Martian atmosphere is only the first step in the transformation of Mars, other problems such as how to solve atmospheric pressure are also enough to puzzle mankind for a long time. After all, where is the mass and gravity of Mars, without mass, you certainly don't have that much gravity, so you can't attract a thicker atmosphere.

But in any case, the meal must be eaten one bite at a time, the road must be walked step by step, it is easy to choke when you eat violently, and it is easy to pull the eggs when you walk with big steps. Therefore, the transformation of Mars still needs to be done step by step. This transformation, which increases the total amount of carbon dioxide in the Martian atmosphere, is the most fundamental first step of all Mars transformation plans.

And the easiest way to increase the total amount of carbon dioxide in the Martian atmosphere is for Mars to have a massive volcanic eruption. Because according to scientists' speculation, more than a billion years ago, Mars also had a dense atmosphere, but for some unknown reasons, the carbon dioxide in the Martian atmosphere suddenly disappeared a lot.

And according to the "Spirit" and "Curiosity" surveys of the surface of Mars, scientists found that the rocks on the moon contain a large amount of carbon dioxide, and the concentration is even far more than the carbon dioxide in the Martian atmosphere, and the total amount of carbon dioxide contained in those carbonate minerals on Mars is more than twice the total amount of carbon dioxide in the Martian atmosphere.

The Neely trench currently found on Mars is the largest carbonate deposition area ever discovered on Mars, with an area at least the size of Delaware and possibly close to Arizona. According to scientists' calculations, just releasing all the carbon dioxide from the carbonate deposits in the Neely trench would be enough to double the total amount of carbon dioxide in the Martian atmosphere!

And there are many carbonate depositary areas like the Neely trench on Mars

Volcanic eruptions are undoubtedly the most effective and direct way to release all the carbon dioxide in these areas.

But with current human technology, it is certainly impossible to trigger a large-scale volcanic eruption in a carbonate-deposited area such as the Neely trench.

However, if humans can't do this, it doesn't mean that the star core can't do this.

In order to retaliate against BHP, Tang Feng transported the oil and gas fields belonging to BHP Billiton in the Gulf of Mexico when the star core was only the second level, creating the Beaumont oil field, which is a world record for single-well Nippy production. At that time, in order to cover up this behavior, Tang Feng used the star core to create a series of small undersea earthquakes in the Gulf of Mexico, and blamed the disappearance of BHP Billiton's oil and gas fields on the undersea earthquakes.

Later, Tang Feng even used the star core to create a lot of "earthquakes" in other places to cover up the existence of the star core. And when the star core was upgraded to a fourth-level complete body, Tang Feng used the function of the star core to control local crustal changes to reawaken the Great Tamu Volcano, which had been silent for 145 million years, to create a Princess Belle Island in the heart of the Northwest Pacific Ocean!

It can be said that the ability of the star core to control the lithosphere and even the internal structure of the planet is innate, and it will increase according to the level of the star core, and the power will become more and more powerful.

Now the star core has been completely upgraded to level five, and it is also an extremely rare mutant five-star star core, so as long as the star core completely controls a planet, then the star core can do anything unthinkable on this planet according to Tang Feng's wishes.

It is no exaggeration to say that if Tang Feng is willing, the star core can even directly dismember the moon that is completely controlled

With this special ability of the star core, if the star core split completely controls Mars, then it is simply not too simple to create a large-scale volcanic eruption in a designated area on Mars!

It is precisely for this reason that Tang Feng is even more eager to land on Mars. Because only by landing on Mars, Tang Feng was able to place the star core split on Mars, so as to achieve the goal of completely controlling Mars; Tang Feng can meet with the mysterious Eric; Tang Feng was able to try to start the first step of modifying the Martian atmosphere (to be continued.) )