Mars: Prospective Energy and Material Resources

Book Overview

1.- Power System Options for Mars Surface Exploration: Past, Present and Future.- 2.- Available Solar Energy and Weather Forecasting on Mars Surface.- 3.- Weather Influence on PV Solar Cells Operation on Mars.- 4.- Electric Power Generation on Mars Using Photovoltaic Helium Balloons.- 5.- Weather Influence on Solar Thermal Power Plants Operation on Mars.- 6.- Fuel Cell Power System Options for Mars Surface Mission Elements.- 7.- The Evolution of Nuclear Power Generation for Mars.- 8.- Distributed Power Sources for Mars.- 9.- Advanced Nuclear Compact Structures for Power Generation on Mars.- 10.- New Solutions for Nuclear Energy and Flights on Mars.- 11.- Geothermal Energy on Mars.- 12.- Comparative Analysis of Power System Architectures: The Case of Human Mars Surface Missions.- 13.- Economics of Energy on Mars.- 14.- Tumbleweed: A New Paradigm for Surveying the Surface of Mars for In-situ Resources.- 15.- Drilling and Excavation for Construction and In-Situ Resource Utilization.- 16.- In Situ Utilization of Indigenous Resources.- 17.- Available Resources and Energy Sources from Mars Rock and Soil.- 18.- On-Site Resources Availability for Space Agriculture on Mars.- 19.- Utilization of Regolith for Manufacturing Construction Material on Mars.- 20.- Perspectives on the Utilization of Martian Iron and Carbon Dioxide.- 21.- Mars Aqueous Processing System.- 22.- Fundamentals of Human Physical Growth on Mars.- 23.- Artificial Environments on Mars.- 24.- Self-sustaining Martian Colonies Utilizing the North Polar Ice Cap and the Atmosphere.- 25.- Mars Climate Engineering Using Orbiting Solar Reflectors.- 26.- Ecopoiesis and Liquid Water Transportation on Mars.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 3642441548
• ISBN13: 9783642441547
• Release Date: November 2014
• Publisher: Springer
• Length: 695 Pages
• Weight: 2.23 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.5" x 6.1" x 9.2"