Space/Science — HabitableZone

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ONE LAST TIME FOR JOHANNES

mass of atmosphere= ~5*10^18 kg
heat capacity of air (STP) =1kJ/kgK

energy needed to heat atmosphere 1 degree is 5*10^21 Joules.

5 ZETTAJOULES

A 1 Gigawatt nuclear power plant would have to run 5*10^12 seconds to put out that much energy ~159,000 YEARS.

Now for some perspective: this is the energy equivalent of detonating 1.2 MILLION megaton nukes, or burning 38,105,646,630,236 (38 trillion gallons of gasoline) or burning 171,313,925,398 (171 BILLION tons ) of coal.

Those are the facts, I am sure you will ignore them but reality doesnt care if you are sane or not- it just IS...

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