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In an ebook I read recently, the author has a future society construct a shell around Ceres consisting of transparent orbital panels that are joined together into a solid sphere. They are made from a smart material of some kind, referred to as "Smart Diamond" that allows in sunlight but blocks harmful cosmic rays. Fusion reactors were placed into the ice and eventually melted their way to the bottom of the new ocean as Ceres heated up over time. A warm, breathable atmosphere is retained by the orbiting shell. One hemisphere of the shell is also opaque, and people live on the interior surface of that hemisphere. They also inhabit some small islands on Ceres itself.
I am wondering how feasible this fictional approach might actually be, assuming our civilization ever advanced to the point where we could enclose a body like Ceres as it is described in the story. Could Ceres actually be made habitable by a technique like this?
Here's a link in case anyone wants to see for themselves...
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B074SZVSMY/?tag=pfamazon01-20
I am wondering how feasible this fictional approach might actually be, assuming our civilization ever advanced to the point where we could enclose a body like Ceres as it is described in the story. Could Ceres actually be made habitable by a technique like this?
Here's a link in case anyone wants to see for themselves...
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B074SZVSMY/?tag=pfamazon01-20