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Mars as a Science Base: Towards a Small Permanent Outpost. marie-Clotilde Runavot

18 janvier 2025

Mars as a Science Base: Towards a Small Permanent Outpost. In: Verseux, C., Gargaud, M., Lehto, K., Viso, M. (eds) Mars and the Earthlings: A Realistic View on Mars Exploration and Settlement. Space and Society. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-66881-4_7

Mars and the Earthlings

Abstract

The first missions to Mars may be followed by more extensive visits. Mission duration must comply with launch windows and time spent on the Martian surface would typically amount to 500 days. A safe and comfortable habitat will be required, along with a reliable supply of all necessary life-support materials (e.g., breathable air, potable water, food). Consumables transported from Earth will be recycled extensively. Water can also be mined on site, both for use as such and to generate oxygen. The latter could be used for breathing, but also for combustion fuel, both as a local energy source and for the return journey. Early crew habitats may gradually develop into long-lasting scientific outposts. Its most important tasks would be the scientific exploration of the geological and (putative) biochemical history of the terrain and to enable a more sustained presence by prospecting for in-situ resources. Such stays would pose unprecedented challenges to the crew’s physical and psychological endurance. It will also raise major legal and ethical questions, which require serious consideration before any such mission takes place.


Caractéristiques

Éditeur ‏ : ‎ Springer International Publishing AG; 2024e édition (18 janvier 2025)
Langue ‏ : ‎ Anglais
403 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 3031668804
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-3031668807

Prix 136,95€
 
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