Overview
Presents a travelogue, relating all that happened in the preparation, during and after the running of three Mars simulation campaigns in the Arctic and in the Desert
Introduces the readers to problems that future astronauts would face when voyaging to Mars in a few decades
Brings some answers to the question “Should we leave our planet?” and “How to do it?”
Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras
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Table of contents (11 chapters)
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Front Matter
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The Desert Reload
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Front Matter
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Mars Tomorrow
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Back Matter
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About this book
This book introduces the Martian simulations of The Mars Society, the first one installed on Devon Island, an uninhabited island in the Canadian Arctic, well within the polar circle, and the second in the desert of Utah, several hundreds of kilometers South of Salt Lake City. The book is based on the diaries held during the simulations, by Vladimir Pletser, a physicist-engineer, who was selected to participate in these simulations. It relates the details of everyday life in these Martian habitats and of the scientific and exploratory work conducted in these extreme environments in preparation for future manned missions to Mars. Through the real experiences described in the book, readers will find space explorations and living on Mars more tangible.
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Bibliographic Information
Book Title: On To Mars!
Book Subtitle: Chronicles of Martian Simulations
Authors: Vladimir PLETSER
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-10-7030-3
Publisher: Springer Singapore
eBook Packages: Physics and Astronomy, Physics and Astronomy (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer Nature Singapore Pte Ltd. 2018
Softcover ISBN: 978-981-10-7029-7Published: 06 December 2017
eBook ISBN: 978-981-10-7030-3Published: 27 November 2017
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XVI, 253
Number of Illustrations: 6 b/w illustrations, 219 illustrations in colour
Topics: Popular Science in Astronomy, Space Sciences (including Extraterrestrial Physics, Space Exploration and Astronautics)