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So then Venus must have a magnetosphere, one step closer to terraforming it. Just add H2 and Sabetier will take care of the rest.

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You need nickel too, apparently.

AFAIK Venus has a similar composition to Earth so it should have enough nickel. The rotation rate of 243.025 days per Earth day on Venus is the real problem for it having a magnetosphere.

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