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Mars

Prospective Energy and Material Resources

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  • © 2009

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Editors:
  1. Viorel Badescu

    1. Candida Oancea Institute, Polytechnic University of Bucharest, Bucharest, Romania

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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

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  4. Chapter 3

    1. Weather Influence on PV Solar Cells Operation on Mars

      • Viorel Badescu
      Pages 67-82

  5. Chapter 4

    1. Electric Power Generation on Mars Using Photovoltaic Helium Balloons

      • Pini Gurfil, Joseph Cory
      Pages 83-97

  8. Chapter 7

    1. The Evolution of Nuclear Power Generation for Mars

      • Liviu Popa-Simil
      Pages 175-211

  9. Chapter 8

    1. Distributed Power Sources for Mars

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

  10. Chapter 9

    1. Advanced Nuclear Compact Structures for Power Generation on Mars

      • Liviu Popa-Simil
      Pages 241-286

  11. Chapter 10

    1. New Solutions for Nuclear Energy and Flights on Mars

      • Alexander A. Bolonkin
      Pages 287-329

  12. Chapter 11

    1. Geothermal Energy on Mars

      • Paul Morgan
      Pages 331-349

  13. 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

  14. Chapter 13

    1. Economics of Energy on Mars

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

  15. 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

  16. Chapter 15

    1. Drilling and Excavation for Construction and In-Situ Resource Utilization

      • Kris Zacny, Yoseph Bar-Cohen
      Pages 431-459

  17. Chapter 16

    1. In Situ Utilization of Indigenous Resources

      • Donald Rapp
      Pages 461-482

  18. Chapter 17

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

      • Yuuki Yazawa, Takashi Mikouchi, Hiroshi Takeda
      Pages 483-516

  19. Chapter 18

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

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

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

    Viorel Badescu

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