Friday, July 31, 2015

Would a magnetic compass be suitable to be used for space travel..?

Would a magnetic compass be suitable to be used for space travel..?

 

No. Magnetic compasses work based on the Earth's mantic field, in space there is no magnetic field for the compasses to work with. A different system, possibly similar to Global Positioning System (GPS) might work, call it the Universal Positioning System. On certain rocky planets it could work, but some planets don't have a magnetic field, like Mars. So a traditional magnetic compass wouldn't work in space, or at least it won't get you where you want to go.

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