Billionaire Elon Musk suggests reforming Mars with a nuclear bomb

A space technology billionaire said it could accelerate the warming process of Mars, turning it into a habitable place with nuclear weapons.

Technology billionaire suggested how to improve Mars

"Mars is a type of planet that needs to be repaired," said Elon Musk, founder of Space Technology Mining Group (SpaceX) on September 10.

Billionaire Elon Musk.(Photo: USA Today).

In an interview with USA Today, Musk thinks Mars is too harsh, not suitable for living. However, it may be more like Earth, thanks to two ways.The fastest way is to bomb Martian atomic bombs. The slower way is to use the greenhouse effect to warm up the red planet.

The Martian atmosphere has 96% CO2, less than one percent oxygen. This means, anyone who steps on Mars must wear full-time protective gear. They also had trouble with gravity, because the red planet's gravity was 63% weaker than Earth, meaning that a person weighing 45kg on Earth weighed only 17kg on Mars. The average temperature on Mars is -62 degrees Celsius, the lowest temperature - 176 degrees Celsius.

When exploded on Mars, nuclear bombs emit large amounts of heat radiation and infrared and ultraviolet rays. On Earth, they can cause skin burns, eye damage, or burning, but their effects on Mars will be very different.

According to Musk's theory, 34-45% of the energy emitted by the explosion will be released in the form of heat, and this very large amount of heat generated in this very short time will cause the atmosphere of Mars to warm up.

Simulation of atomic bombing on Mars.(Photo: ABC).

Currently the race to conquer 225 million km to Mars is still attracting the attention of many people around the world. Charles Bolden, director of the US Aeronautics Agency (NASA), says migrating to Mars is necessary to ensure human survival.

"It's important to preserve the species. I want to make sure my grandchildren have the opportunity to get there , " Bolden said.

US-based Space X, founded in 2002, has partnered with NASA to become the first private company to successfully launch a spaceship into orbit and return to safe ground in 2010.

The company is currently building Falcon-based rocket boosters to the International Space Station (ISS), and Musk claims that Space X will transport astronauts to ISS in the next 2-3 years.