Environmental effects of a spaceship landing

What if in a massive display of power, in the future a human military would build a massive spaceship with huge rocket engines and decided to land the craft vertically onto a desert in a magnificent show of force

here is a picture I found to get a sense of scale of the engines I am talking about

additional information:

-Ship is approx 7 million tons (this is subject to change as answers come in and people adjust the weight to something more scientifically more accurate)

-Height: 5280 feet tall

-Diameter: 2000 ft

• For the purposes of the hypothetical situation just assume here are 7 engines of the size in the picture above

-Fuel is not an issue, they are basically showing off their might and the fact they can waste huge amounts of it without ever running out.

-Once landed the ship can stand on its own and there is no possibility of it falling over

Edit:

-assume it is landing in the Sahara desert on earth

• the landing soft and it touches down lightly

question:

1.What are the immediate effects on the surrounding area if such a craft landed?

2.What would happen to the desert below? would there be any significant changes to the environment due to such large rockets heating everything up/ large object touching down on the ground?

3.What would be the max distance you would have to be from the landing to survive?

posted about 8 years ago

totally not rick sanchez‭

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