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Mars

Prospective Energy and Material Resources

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  • Covers all the aspects of possible means of energy and resources utilization on the Mars surface
  • Comes right in time for the planning of the manned Mars expedition
  • Provides up-to-date answers to the important question: Will Mars, like Earth today, become a Spaceship for humans too?
  • All authors are experienced well-known researchers, enjoying worldwide fame as physicists and engineers involved in energy and resources utilization on the surface of Mars

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Table of contents (26 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

  2. Chapter 3

  3. Chapter 4

  4. Chapter 7

  5. Chapter 8

    1. Distributed Power Sources for Mars

      • George H. Miley, Xiaoling Yang, Eric Rice
      Pages 213-239
  6. Chapter 9

  7. Chapter 10

    1. New Solutions for Nuclear Energy and Flights on Mars

      • Alexander A. Bolonkin
      Pages 287-329
  8. Chapter 11

    1. Geothermal Energy on Mars

      • Paul Morgan
      Pages 331-349
  9. Chapter 12

    1. Comparative Analysis of Power System Architectures: The Case of Human Mars Surface Missions

      • Matthew Silver, Wilfried Hofstetter, Chase Cooper, Jeffrey Hoffman
      Pages 351-368
  10. Chapter 13

    1. Economics of Energy on Mars

      • Joseph E. Palaia IV, Mark S. Homnick, Frank Crossman, Alexander Stimpson, John Truett
      Pages 369-400
  11. Chapter 14

    1. Tumbleweed: A New Paradigm for Surveying the Surface of Mars for In-situ Resources

      • Kimberly R. Kuhlman, Alberto Behar, Jack Jones, Penelope Boston, Jeffrey Antol, Gregory Hajos et al.
      Pages 401-429
  12. Chapter 15

  13. Chapter 16

  14. Chapter 17

    1. Available Resources and Energy Sources from Mars Rock and Soil

      • Yuuki Yazawa, Takashi Mikouchi, Hiroshi Takeda
      Pages 483-516
  15. Chapter 18

    1. On-Site Resources Availability for Space Agriculture on Mars

      • Masamichi Yamashita, Hirofumi Hashimoto, Hidenori Wada
      Pages 517-542

About this book

th th Mars, the Red Planet, fourth planet from the Sun, forever linked with 19 and 20 Century fantasy of a bellicose, intelligent Martian civilization. The romance and excitement of that fiction remains today, even as technologically sophisticated - botic orbiters, landers, and rovers seek to unveil Mars’ secrets; but so far, they have yet to find evidence of life. The aura of excitement, though, is justified for another reason: Mars is a very special place. It is the only planetary surface in the Solar System where humans, once free from the bounds of Earth, might hope to establish habitable, self-sufficient colonies. Endowed with an insatiable drive, focused motivation, and a keen sense of - ploration and adventure, humans will undergo the extremes of physical hardship and danger to push the envelope, to do what has not yet been done. Because of their very nature, there is little doubt that humans will in fact conquer Mars. But even earth-bound extremes, such those experienced by the early polar explorers, may seem like a walk in the park compared to future experiences on Mars.

Editors and Affiliations

  • Candida Oancea Institute, Polytechnic University of Bucharest, Bucharest, Romania

    Viorel Badescu

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