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Old 07-07-2008, 01:24 PM
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mars' magnetic field is very weak and likely due to magnetised crust rather than an internal dynamo. it doesn't really put a dent in the solar wind. however if gases could be added to mars' atmosphere sufficient to create a habitable environment in a "short" timeframe of a few hundred years, it would seem to be little additional problem to keep adding gases from whatever source to "top up" losses due to solar wind.
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