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Mars Atmosphere Race: Thickening vs Solar-Wind Stripping

Interactive 3D Mars terraforming race: an atmosphere-addition-rate slider pumps CO2 into a thin haze while a continuous solar-wind stream strips it away. Watch pressure rise or decay over simulated centuries, and toggle an L1 magnetic shield to see how deflecting the solar wind changes the outcome.

Space & Astronomy3DModerate60 FPS💨 Air & Wind ⚡ Plasma

Details

CategorySpace & Astronomy

RenderingThree.js · WebGL

DifficultyModerate

Target FPS60

ControlsAtmosphere-addition rate slider (0-6 mbar/yr) plus Halt/Moderate/Aggressive presets, Deploy L1 magnetic shield toggle, simulated time-speed buttons (5/25/100 yr/s), Play/Pause and Reset. Drag to orbit, scroll to zoom.

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Set an atmosphere-addition rate and watch centuries of simulated pressure rise or fall against a continuous solar-wind stripping process. Toggle the L1 magnetic shield to see how deflecting the solar wind changes the outcome.

⚙ Under the hood

Set an atmosphere-addition rate and watch a multi-century simulated timeline where Mars's pressure rises or falls against a continuous solar-wind stripping process, then toggle an L1 magnetic shield to see it cut the stripping rate itself.

Mars terraformingsolar wind strippingatmospheric pressuremagnetic shieldL1 pointplanetary science

3D · Three.js / WebGL renderer · 60 FPS target · runs fully client-side, no install