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Signs of life [[electronic resource] ] : a report based on the April 2000 workshop on life detection techniques / / Committee on the Origins and Evolution of Life, Space Studies Board, Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences, Board on Life Sciences, Division on Earth and Life Studies, National Research Council of the National Academies
Signs of life [[electronic resource] ] : a report based on the April 2000 workshop on life detection techniques / / Committee on the Origins and Evolution of Life, Space Studies Board, Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences, Board on Life Sciences, Division on Earth and Life Studies, National Research Council of the National Academies
Pubbl/distr/stampa Washington, D.C., : National Academy Press, c2002
Descrizione fisica 1 online resource (162 p.)
Soggetto topico Life - Origin
Life on other planets
Space biology
Soggetto genere / forma Electronic books.
ISBN 1-280-20952-6
9786610209521
0-309-50944-0
Formato Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione eng
Record Nr. UNINA-9910455802403321
Washington, D.C., : National Academy Press, c2002
Materiale a stampa
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Signs of life [[electronic resource] ] : a report based on the April 2000 workshop on life detection techniques / / Committee on the Origins and Evolution of Life, Space Studies Board, Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences, Board on Life Sciences, Division on Earth and Life Studies, National Research Council of the National Academies
Signs of life [[electronic resource] ] : a report based on the April 2000 workshop on life detection techniques / / Committee on the Origins and Evolution of Life, Space Studies Board, Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences, Board on Life Sciences, Division on Earth and Life Studies, National Research Council of the National Academies
Pubbl/distr/stampa Washington, D.C., : National Academy Press, c2002
Descrizione fisica 1 online resource (162 p.)
Soggetto topico Life - Origin
Life on other planets
Space biology
ISBN 0-309-17012-5
1-280-20952-6
9786610209521
0-309-50944-0
Formato Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione eng
Record Nr. UNINA-9910780141203321
Washington, D.C., : National Academy Press, c2002
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Signs of life [[electronic resource] ] : a report based on the April 2000 workshop on life detection techniques / / Committee on the Origins and Evolution of Life, Space Studies Board, Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences, Board on Life Sciences, Division on Earth and Life Studies, National Research Council of the National Academies
Signs of life [[electronic resource] ] : a report based on the April 2000 workshop on life detection techniques / / Committee on the Origins and Evolution of Life, Space Studies Board, Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences, Board on Life Sciences, Division on Earth and Life Studies, National Research Council of the National Academies
Pubbl/distr/stampa Washington, D.C., : National Academy Press, c2002
Descrizione fisica 1 online resource (162 p.)
Soggetto topico Life - Origin
Life on other planets
Space biology
ISBN 0-309-17012-5
1-280-20952-6
9786610209521
0-309-50944-0
Formato Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione eng
Record Nr. UNINA-9910806183603321
Washington, D.C., : National Academy Press, c2002
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Space Prison
Space Prison
Autore Godwin Tom
Pubbl/distr/stampa San Francisco : , : Hauraki Publishing, , 2016
Descrizione fisica 1 online resource (145 pages)
Disciplina FIC
Soggetto topico Life on other planets
Science fiction, American
Science fiction
ISBN 1-78625-990-7
Formato Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione eng
Nota di contenuto Intro -- TABLE OF CONTENTS -- PART I -- PART II -- PART III -- PART IV -- REQUEST FROM THE PUBLISHER.
Record Nr. UNINA-9910156458003321
Godwin Tom  
San Francisco : , : Hauraki Publishing, , 2016
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Take back the sky / / Greg Bear
Take back the sky / / Greg Bear
Autore Bear Greg <1951->
Pubbl/distr/stampa New York, New York : , : Orbit, , [2016]
Descrizione fisica 1 online resource (256 pages)
Disciplina 813.54
Collana War Dogs
Soggetto topico Life on other planets
Imaginary wars and battles
Human-alien encounters
ISBN 0-316-22396-4
0-316-37865-8
Classificazione FIC028030FIC028010FIC028050FIC002000FIC020000
Formato Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione eng
Nota di contenuto Intro -- TITLE PAGE -- COPYRIGHT -- TABLE OF CONTENTS -- DEDICATION -- PART ONE -- DANCING ON CLOUDS -- YOU CAN GO IN NOW, BUT PLEASE DON'T -- FISH MARKET DREAMS -- COLD TRENCHES -- THE TROUBLE WITH HARRY -- TIME IS NOT ON MY SIDE, AND NEVER WAS -- SORRY, CHARLIE -- DELIVERED -- GARDEN OF ODIN -- HAMSTER LIFE -- ROTATIONS -- DIVISION FOUR -- OUTER OF OUTERS -- AFTER KARNAK -- A WORLD OF SHIT, WITH RAZOR BLADES -- GHOSTS, DEAD PEOPLE, AND THINGS THAT NEVER WERE -- A PAIR OF ACES -- QUESTIONS NEVER ASKED -- SORROW AND PITY -- THE SITUATION THAT PREVAILS -- HORN AND IVORY, BLOOD AND BONE -- PART TWO -- PLUTO AND BEYOND -- RUNNING ON EMPTY -- INTO THE WEIRD -- THE SECRET WORLD OF PLANTS -- CLOSER TO THE PALACE -- AFTERBIRTH -- REMEMBRANCE PAST -- WINTER DREAMS -- DAYS OF FUTURE PAST -- SLEEP OF REASON -- DELIVERY AND REJECTION -- LEAVE NOTICE AT THE DOOR -- SUN-PLANET -- ANCIENT OF DAYS -- THE LAST ENEMY -- THE LAST INSTAURATION -- THE LONG HAUL HOME -- MARTIAN RETURN -- HOME IS THE HUNTER -- HOME FROM THE STARS -- AND THE CHILD HOME FROM THE WARS -- SBLM -- SAYONARA -- PUTTING ON FLESH -- UPGRADES -- EXTRAS -- MEET THE AUTHOR -- A PREVIEW OF "THE ETERNITY WAR: PARIAH -- A PREVIEW OF "THE CORPORATION WARS: DISSIDENCE -- ALSO BY GREG BEAR -- PRAISE FOR "THE WAR DOGS TRILOGY -- ORBIT NEWSLETTER.
Record Nr. UNINA-9910160339303321
Bear Greg <1951->  
New York, New York : , : Orbit, , [2016]
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Terraforming mars / / Martin Beech, Joseph Seckbach, Richard Gordon
Terraforming mars / / Martin Beech, Joseph Seckbach, Richard Gordon
Autore Beech Martin <1959->
Pubbl/distr/stampa Hoboken, New Jersey : , : Scrivener Publishing, , [2022]
Descrizione fisica 1 online resource (592 pages)
Disciplina 620.419
Collana Astrobiology Perspectives on Life in the Universe
Soggetto topico Planets - Environmental engineering
Life on other planets
Soggetto genere / forma Electronic books.
ISBN 1-119-76193-X
1-119-76199-9
1-119-76186-7
Formato Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione eng
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.
Record Nr. UNINA-9910554882503321
Beech Martin <1959->  
Hoboken, New Jersey : , : Scrivener Publishing, , [2022]
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Terraforming mars / / Martin Beech, Joseph Seckbach, Richard Gordon
Terraforming mars / / Martin Beech, Joseph Seckbach, Richard Gordon
Autore Beech Martin <1959->
Pubbl/distr/stampa Hoboken, New Jersey : , : Scrivener Publishing, , [2022]
Descrizione fisica 1 online resource (592 pages)
Disciplina 620.419
Collana Astrobiology Perspectives on Life in the Universe
Soggetto topico Planets - Environmental engineering
Life on other planets
ISBN 1-119-76193-X
1-119-76199-9
1-119-76186-7
Formato Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione eng
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.
Record Nr. UNINA-9910830033703321
Beech Martin <1959->  
Hoboken, New Jersey : , : Scrivener Publishing, , [2022]
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The theory or system of several new inhabited worlds [[electronic resource] ] : lately discovered and pleasantly describ'd in five nights conversation with Madam the Marchioness of *** / / written in French by the famous Mons. Fontanelle ; made English by Mrs. Behn
The theory or system of several new inhabited worlds [[electronic resource] ] : lately discovered and pleasantly describ'd in five nights conversation with Madam the Marchioness of *** / / written in French by the famous Mons. Fontanelle ; made English by Mrs. Behn
Autore Fontenelle, M. de (Bernard Le Bovier), <1657-1757.>
Pubbl/distr/stampa London, : Printed by W.O. for Sam. Briscoe ..., M.DCC. [1700]
Descrizione fisica [2], 98 [i.e. 114] p
Altri autori (Persone) BehnAphra <1640-1689.>
Soggetto topico Life on other planets
Astronomy
Formato Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione eng
Record Nr. UNISA-996386168903316
Fontenelle, M. de (Bernard Le Bovier), <1657-1757.>  
London, : Printed by W.O. for Sam. Briscoe ..., M.DCC. [1700]
Materiale a stampa
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To choke an ocean / / Jesse F. Bone
To choke an ocean / / Jesse F. Bone
Autore Bone Jesse F.
Pubbl/distr/stampa [Auckland, New Zealand] : , : The Floating Press, , 1960
Descrizione fisica 1 online resource (38 pages)
Disciplina 813.54
Soggetto topico Life on other planets
ISBN 1-77667-169-4
Formato Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione eng
Record Nr. UNINA-9910149040803321
Bone Jesse F.  
[Auckland, New Zealand] : , : The Floating Press, , 1960
Materiale a stampa
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La vita nell'universo : discussione scientifica del problema / Michael W. Ovenden
La vita nell'universo : discussione scientifica del problema / Michael W. Ovenden
Autore Ovenden, Michael William
Edizione [3. ed]
Pubbl/distr/stampa Bologna : Zanichelli, 1965
Descrizione fisica 128 p. : ill. ; 19 cm
Disciplina 523.1
Collana Biblioteca di monografie scientifiche ; 9
Soggetto topico Life (Biology)
Life on other planets
Plurality of worlds
Formato Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione ita
Record Nr. UNISALENTO-991003574179707536
Ovenden, Michael William  
Bologna : Zanichelli, 1965
Materiale a stampa
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