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Autore: |
Beech Martin <1959->
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Titolo: |
Terraforming mars / / Martin Beech, Joseph Seckbach, Richard Gordon
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Pubblicazione: | Hoboken, New Jersey : , : Scrivener Publishing, , [2022] |
©2022 | |
Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (592 pages) |
Disciplina: | 620.419 |
Soggetto topico: | Planets - Environmental engineering |
Life on other planets | |
Soggetto geografico: | Outer space Exploration |
Persona (resp. second.): | SeckbachJ (Joseph) |
GordonRichard <1943-> | |
Nota di contenuto: | Cover -- Half-Title Page -- Series Page -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Contents -- Preface -- Part 1: Introduction -- 1 Terraforming and Colonizing Mars -- 1.1 Introduction -- 1.2 Earth: A Terraformed Planet -- 1.3 Planetary Environments -- 1.4 Terraforming Mars -- 1.5 The Role of Solar Wind -- 1.6 Ethical Aspects -- 1.7 Venus, Moon, Titan… -- References -- Part 2: Engineering Mars -- 2 Terraforming Worlds: Humans Playing Games of Gods -- Early Mars -- Oceans Here and There -- The Mars We are Creating Here -- Mars: An Arena of Delusions? -- References -- 3 Mars, A Stepping-Stone World, Macro-Engineered -- 3.1 Introduction -- 3.2 Mars-Crust as Kinetic Architecture -- 3.3 A Crust-Infrastructure Mixture -- 3.4 Infrastructure and Life-Styles -- 3.5 Atmosphere Enhancements for Mars -- 3.6 Between Then and Now -- Acknowledgments -- References -- 4 Efficient Martian Settlement with the Mars Terraformer Transfer (MATT) and the Omaha Trail -- 4.1 Introduction -- 4.2 Construction Efficiencies of MATT's Small-Scale Terraformation -- 4.2.1 Impact Terraformation for Settlement -- 4.2.2 Impactor Redirection with DE-STARLITE -- 4.2.3 Subaqueous Hab Network at Omaha Crater -- 4.3 Provisioning Efficiencies of the Omaha Trail -- 4.3.1 Deimos Dock -- 4.3.2 Mars Lift -- 4.3.3 Arestation -- 4.3.4 Deimos Rail Launcher (DRL) -- 4.4 Cosmic Ray Protection: From Omaha Trail to Omaha Shield -- 4.5 Conclusion -- References -- 5 Mars Colonization: Beyond Getting There -- 5.1 Mars Colonization - Do We Need it? -- 5.2 Legal Considerations -- 5.2.1 Do Earth Laws Apply To Mars Colonists? -- 5.2.2 Sovereignty -- 5.2.3 Human Rights -- 5.2.4 Abortion -- 5.3 Ethical Considerations -- 5.3.1 General -- 5.3.2 Human Reproduction - Ethical Considerations -- 5.3.3 Social Isolation and No Privacy - Rolled into One -- 5.3.4 Advocacy for Mars - is it Ethical at All to Colonize it?. |
5.4 Consideration of Resources -- 5.5 Quo Vadis, the Only Civilization We Know? -- 5.6 Afterword. Where are We Three Years Later? -- 5.6.1 Current Programs and Their Status - in Brief -- 5.6.2 Any News About Mars? -- 5.6.3 Tasks and Challenges -- Acknowledgements -- References -- Part 3: Ethical Exploration -- 6 The Ethics of Terraforming: A Critical Survey of Six Arguments -- 6.1 Introduction -- 6.2 Audience and Method -- 6.3 Preservationist Arguments -- 6.3.1 We Should Preserve Mars's Value as a Unique Object of Scientific Interest -- 6.3.2 We Should Preserve the Integrity of the Martian Wilderness -- 6.3.3 We Should Avoid Expressing Colonialist Vices -- 6.4 Interventionist Arguments -- 6.4.1 We Should Fulfill our Inborn Nature as Pioneers -- 6.4.2 We Should Increase Our Species' Chance of Long-Term Survival -- 6.4.3 We Should Rehabilitate Mars for Martians -- 6.5 Conclusion -- Acknowledgments -- References -- 7 Eco-Nihilism and Human Colonization of Other Worlds* -- 7.1 Introduction -- 7.2 Implicit Assumptions -- 7.3 Conclusion -- Acknowledgements -- References -- 8 Ethical, Political and Legal Challenges Relating to Colonizing and Terraforming Mars* -- 8.1 Introduction -- 8.2 Ethical Issues in Colonizing and Terraforming Mars -- 8.3 Ethics of Human Enhancement for Space -- 8.4 Environmental Ethics in Space -- 8.5 Political Issues in Colonizing and Terraforming Mars -- 8.6 Legal Issues in Colonizing and Terraforming Mars -- 8.7 Sexual and Reproductive Laws in a Mars Colony -- 8.8 Migration Law in Space -- 8.9 Why Terraforming Mars May Be Necessary from Ethical, Political and Legal Perspectives -- 8.10 Conclusions -- References -- Part 4: Indigenous Life on Mars -- 9 Life on Mars: Past, Present, and Future -- 9.1 A Very Brief Historical Introduction -- 9.2 Indigenous Life: Past and Present -- 9.2.1 Beginnings -- 9.2.2 The Viking Experiments. | |
9.2.3 Martian Meteorites -- 9.2.4 In Plain Sight -- 9.3 Seeded Life: The Future -- 9.4 Per Aspera ad Astra -- References -- 10 Terraforming on Early Mars? -- 10.1 Introduction -- 10.1.1 Aspects of Biogenicity -- 10.1.2 Methodology -- 10.1.3 Multihierarchical System Analyses -- 10.2 Outline of Section 10.2 -- 10.2.1 Review of Research on Martian Life -- 10.2.2 Biosignatures in Martian Meteorites Based on Mineralogical and Textural Investigation -- 10.2.3 Biosignatures in Chondritic Meteorites -- 10.2.3.1 Interpretations -- 10.2.3.2 Clay Formation -- 10.2.3.3 Interpretation No. 1 -- 10.2.3.4 Interpretation No. 2 (Preferred) -- 10.2.4 Terrestrial Analogues of Biosignatures -- 10.2.5 Implications to Terraforming of Ancient Life on Mars on the Basis of Terrestrial and Meteoritic Analogues -- 10.3 Novel Interpretation of the Formation Process Based on Mineral Assemblages -- 10.3.1 Martian Meteorites -- 10.3.2 Interpretation of Mineral Assemblages on Mars -- 10.3.3 Novel Interpretation of Mineral Dataset of Exploration of Curiosity in Gale Crater -- 10.4 Conclusion -- Acknowledgment -- References -- Part 5: Living on Mars -- 11 Omaha Field - A Magnetostatic Cosmic Radiation Shield for a Crewed Mars Facility -- 11.1 Introduction -- 11.2 Methods -- 11.2.1 Software -- 11.2.2 Testing -- 11.3 Design -- 11.3.1 Crater -- 11.3.2 Current -- 11.3.3 Circuits -- 11.4 Results -- 11.4.1 Shielding Against 500 MeV Protons -- 11.4.2 Shielding Against 1 GeV Protons -- 11.4.3 Shielding Effectiveness in the Mars Environment -- 11.5 Discussion -- 11.5.1 Electrostatics -- 11.5.2 Refrigeration -- 11.5.3 Self-Shielding Solenoids -- 11.5.4 Alternate Self-Shielding and Source-Shielding -- 11.5.5 Safety in Transit Across Crater Rim -- 11.5.6 Safety in Spacecraft Launch and Landing -- References. | |
12 Mars Future Settlements: Active Radiation Shielding and Design Criteria About Habitats and Infrastructures -- 12.1 Introduction -- 12.2 The Problem of Cosmic Radiations -- 12.3 The Protection System with Artificial Magnetic Fields -- 12.4 Details of Our Proposal -- 12.5 Further Developments -- 12.6 Modular Settlement on Mars -- Acknowledgments -- References -- 13 Crop Growth and Viability of Seeds on Mars and Moon Soil Simulants -- 13.1 Introduction -- 13.2 Materials and Methods -- 13.2.1 Regoliths -- 13.2.2 Species Selection -- 13.2.3 Organic Matter and Bacteria -- 13.2.4 Experimental Design -- 13.2.5 Harvest and Measurements -- 13.3 Results -- 13.3.1 Fruit Setting and Biomass -- 13.3.2 Seed Weight and Germination -- 13.4 Discussion -- 13.5 Outlook Issues for the Future -- Acknowledgements -- References -- Appendix -- 14 The First Settlement of Mars -- 14.1 Introduction -- 14.2 Colony Location -- 14.3 Colony Timeline -- 14.3.1 Setup Phase -- 14.3.2 Investment Phase -- 14.3.3 Self-Sufficiency -- 14.4 Colony Design -- 14.5 The Basics - Power, Air, Water, Food -- 14.5.1 Food -- 14.5.2 Water -- 14.5.3 Air -- 14.5.4 Power -- 14.6 The Material World -- 14.6.1 Metals -- 14.6.2 Plastics -- 14.6.3 Ceramics and Composites -- 14.6.4 Mining -- 14.7 Exports, Economics, Investment and Cash Flow -- 14.7.1 Interplanetary Real Estate -- 14.7.2 Intellectual Property Export -- 14.7.3 Research Tourism -- 14.7.4 Investment and Cash Flow -- 14.8 Politics - A Socialist's World -- 14.9 Conclusion and Further Thoughts -- References -- Part 6: In Situ Resources -- 15 Vulcanism on Mars -- 15.1 Introduction -- 15.2 Martian Geology -- 15.2.1 Mars: Creation and Thermal Evolution -- 15.2.2 The Martian Crust -- 15.3 Vulcanism -- 15.3.1 Types of Volcanoes -- 15.3.2 Recognition of Other Styles of Vulcanism -- 15.3.3 Martian Meteorites -- 15.3.4 Is Mars Still Volcanically Active?. | |
References -- 16 Potential Impact-Related Mineral Resources on Mars -- Introduction -- Terrestrial Ore Deposit Types Associated with Impact Craters -- Martian Target Craters -- Conclusions -- References -- 17 Red Gold - Practical Methods for Precious-Metal Survey, Open-Pit Mining, and Open-Air Refining on Mars -- 17.1 Introduction -- 17.2 Martian Precious-Metal Ore from Asteroids -- 17.3 Martian Precious-Metal Survey and Physical Assay -- 17.4 "Mars Base Alpha" - A Red Gold Mining Camp -- 17.5 Semi-Autonomous Open-Pit Mining -- 17.6 Comminution and Separation of Meteoric Ore -- 17.7 Extracting Metals with Induction/Microwave Smelter -- 17.8 Refining with Hydrometallurgical Recovery and the Miller Process -- 17.9 Separating Precious Metals with Saltwater Electrolysis -- 17.10 Kovar Foundry -- 17.11 Maximizing ISRU, Minimizing Mass and Complexity -- 17.12 Scale-Up and Scale-Out -- 17.13 Conclusion, with Observations and Recommendations -- References -- Part 7: Terraforming Mars -- 18 Terraforming Mars: A Cabinet of Curiosities -- 18.1 Introduction and Overview -- 18.2 Planet Mars: A Brief Observational History and Overview -- 18.3 The Beginnings of Change -- 18.4 The Foundations -- 18.5 First Blush -- 18.6 Digging In -- 18.7 (re)Building the Martian Atmosphere -- 18.8 Magnetic Shielding -- 18.9 Heating the Ground -- 18.10 A Question of Time -- 18.11 Conclusions -- References -- 19 Terraforming Mars Rapidly Using Today's Level of Technology -- 19.1 Introduction -- 19.2 Solar Wind -- 19.2.1 Solar Wind Abundances -- 19.2.2 Magnetic Lens -- 19.3 Conclusions -- Acknowledgments -- References -- 20 System Engineering Analysis of Terraforming Mars with an Emphasis on Resource Importation Technology1 -- 20.1 Summary -- 20.2 Introduction -- 20.3 Key Problem -- 20.4 Key Stakeholders -- 20.5 Goals -- 20.6 Macro Level Alternatives -- 20.6.1 Terraforming. | |
20.6.2 Paraterraforming. | |
Titolo autorizzato: | Terraforming mars ![]() |
ISBN: | 1-119-76193-X |
1-119-76199-9 | |
1-119-76186-7 | |
Formato: | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
Record Nr.: | 9910830033703321 |
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