Would a space elevator work on Mars?

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Would a space elevator work on Mars?

The transport from Mars’ surface to Mars’ orbit and vice versa can be achieved by a Space Elevator. Since the gravity of Mars is lower than the gravity of Earth the requirements to the tensile strength of the rope is less, making this construction easier.

How long would a trip in a space elevator take?

Travel on a space elevator would not be fast! The travel time from one end to the other would be several days to a month. To put the distance in perspective, if the climber moved at 300 km/hr (190 mph), it would take five days to reach geosynchronous orbit.

Would a space elevator be safe?

Yes, it would. When the International Space Station is under threat from being hit by a satellite in orbit, it can fire its thrusters to get out of the way. A space elevator, whether it’s anchored to Earth or the moon, is static and immovable. It’s at the complete mercy of any object headed its way.

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How wide would a space elevator be?

Imagine a ribbon roughly one hundred million times as long as it is wide. If it were a meter long, it would be 10 nanometers wide, or just a few times thicker than a DNA double helix.

Will we ever be able to land on Olympus Mons?

If good science can be done on Olympus Mons maybe they’ll land one there, but given the distances involved they won’t land there to avoid having to deal with the atmosphere. I believe a 5 degree slope would be easily within the limits of a landing system. From what I am reading the Apollo Landing Module had a slope tolerance of about 12 degrees.

What is the composition of the surface of Mount Olympus Mons?

Olympus Mons is shield volcano so its surface should have low diversity – mostly volcanic rocks. No sedimentary rocks (clays, gipsum, etc), no history of hydrospre of Mars in past, no sites where possible lifeforms exist or could exist in past.

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What is the purpose of the operationolympus Mons?

Olympus Mons was first sighted at Europa during the prelude to Operation RIAH. Its forces were present in order to disable the UNSA’s F-SpAr technologies; this allowed the SDF to preserve a monopoly on F-SpAr weaponry, as such a weapon would be SATO’s only counter to their own F-SpAr.

How did the Mons appear at Earth?

After destroying the F-SpAr cannon and annexing Europa for the Settlement Defense Front, the Mons appeared next at Earth, during the Sacking of Geneva .