Talk:Asteroid belt

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[edit] name: A. Belt vs A. belt

which one is the correct form? Shouldn't "b" be capitalized since it is a name? Nergaal (talk) 01:34, 23 January 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Terra-forming Venus and Mars using asteroids in synchronous planetary orbits...

Terra-forming Venus and Mars using asteroids in synchronous planetary orbits-

It might be possible to terraform Venus and Mars by first towing with mechanized satellites or with vector rockets attached to two opposing similar size asteroids (roughly 2 to 4 miles in size) placed in low synchronous orbits above the thin mantle of Venus or Mars where there is the antipodal focus of meteor craters on one side and volcanic calderas on the opposite side of the planet it might be possible to use vector thrusting rockets to direct the asteroids directly downward towards these geographical features and have them impact virtually at the same time (on opposite sides) thereby rendering the outer inner core of the planets into plasmic metal states that will naturally convect around the inner iron core and will re-activate or produce a surrounding planetary magnetosphere that could contain a livable atmosphere without producing too much sulphur-oxide, or deadly corrosive gases, that most likely wiped out 75% of land-based life before the dinosaurs 250 million years ago and could have been responsible for their demise 65 million years ago.

By compensating for the directional rotation of the planets it could be possible to direct most all the kinetic energy directly downward towards the outer central core that could substantiate a rotational magnetic field around the planet, a magnetosphere, to contain an ozone layer that would prevent deadly solar radiation from entering the atmosphere and terminating any possible chances for life to develop on the planets.

--Pinkfloyd2050 (talk) 01:05, 15 May 2008 (UTC)