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Inner Solar System

Prospective Energy and Material Resources

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Editors:
  1. Viorel Badescu

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

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  2. Kris Zacny

    1. Honeybee Robotics, Pasadena, USA

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Table of contents (22 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xxvii
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  2. Inner Planets: Origins, Interiors, Commonality and Differences

    • J. Marvin Herndon
    Pages 1-27

  3. Mercury and Venus: Significant Results from MESSENGER and Venus Express Missions

    • Sanjay S. Limaye
    Pages 29-56

  4. Mercury the Sunshine Planet

    • Johannes Benkhoff
    Pages 57-70

  5. Accessing the Venus Lower Atmosphere and Surface- from Venera and Pioneer Venus to VISE and VITaL

    • Michael Amato, David Williams
    Pages 71-100

  6. Special Orbits for Mercury Observation

    • Generoso Aliasi, Giovanni Mengali, Alessandro A. Quarta
    Pages 101-126

  7. Low-Thrust Earth-Venus Trajectories

    • Alessandro A. Quarta, Giovanni Mengali, Generoso Aliasi
    Pages 127-145

  8. Estimation of the Fuel Consumption for Space Trip to Mercury and Venus

    • Alexander A. Bolonkin
    Pages 147-162

  9. Drilling and Sample Transfer Mechanisms for Potential Missions to Venus

    • Yoseph Bar-Cohen, Xiaoqi Bao, Mircea Badescu, Stewart Sherrit, Hyeong Jae Lee, Kris Zacny et al.
    Pages 163-187

  10. Pneumatic Drilling and Excavation in Support of Venus Science and Exploration

    • Kris Zacny, Justin Spring, Gale Paulsen, Stephen Ford, Philip Chu, Steve Kondos
    Pages 189-235

  11. Power System Options for Venus Exploration Missions: Past, Present and Future

    • Simon D. Fraser
    Pages 237-249

  12. Production of Energy for Venus by Electron Wind Generator

    • Alexander A. Bolonkin
    Pages 251-266

  13. Photovoltaic Power Resources on Mercury and Venus

    • T. E. Girish, S. Aranya
    Pages 267-274

  14. Flight Apparatuses and Balloons in Venus Atmosphere

    • Alexander A. Bolonkin
    Pages 275-287

  15. Mercury, Venus and Titan

    • Sushruth Kamath, Jullian Rivera, Michael Garcia, Haym Benaroya
    Pages 289-335

  16. Deployable Structures for Venus Surface and Atmospheric Missions

    • K. Ozdemir
    Pages 337-363

  17. A Systems Approach to the Exploration and Resource Utilization of Venus and Mercury

    • DragoÅŸ Alexandru Păun
    Pages 365-381

  18. Artificial Magnetic Field for Venus

    • Alexander A. Bolonkin
    Pages 383-393

  19. Business Modalities of the Inner Solar System: Planets with Potential?

    • Mike H. Ryan, Ida Kutschera
    Pages 395-406

  20. Economic Development of Mercury: A Comparison with Mars Colonization

    • Alexander A. Bolonkin
    Pages 407-419
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About this book

This book investigates Venus and Mercury prospective energy and material resources. It is a collection of topics related to exploration and utilization of these bodies. It presents past and future technologies and solutions to old problems that could become reality in our life time. The book therefore is a great source of condensed information for specialists interested in current and impending Venus and Mercury related activities and a good starting point for space researchers, inventors, technologists and potential investors.

Written for researchers, engineers, and businessmen interested in Venus and Mercury exploration and exploitation.

Editors and Affiliations

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

    Viorel Badescu

  • Honeybee Robotics, Pasadena, USA

    Kris Zacny

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Inner Solar System

  • Book Subtitle: Prospective Energy and Material Resources

  • Editors: Viorel Badescu, Kris Zacny

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-19569-8

  • Publisher: Springer Cham

  • eBook Packages: Engineering, Engineering (R0)

  • Copyright Information: Springer International Publishing Switzerland 2015

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-319-19568-1Published: 15 July 2015

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-3-319-35615-0Published: 15 October 2016

  • eBook ISBN: 978-3-319-19569-8Published: 02 July 2015

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XXVII, 504

  • Number of Illustrations: 54 b/w illustrations, 158 illustrations in colour

  • Topics: Energy Systems, Aerospace Technology and Astronautics, Energy, general, Planetology, Astronomy, Astrophysics and Cosmology

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