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Terraforming Mars

Aus der Reihe Astrobiology Perspectives on Life in the Univers

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Produktdetails

Einband

Gebundene Ausgabe

Erscheinungsdatum

09.12.2021

Herausgeber

Martin Beech + weitere

Verlag

John Wiley & Sons

Seitenzahl

592

Maße (L/B/H)

25,4/17,3/3,6 cm

Gewicht

1383 g

Auflage

1. Auflage

Sprache

Englisch

ISBN

978-1-119-76196-9

Beschreibung

Produktdetails

Einband

Gebundene Ausgabe

Erscheinungsdatum

09.12.2021

Herausgeber

Verlag

John Wiley & Sons

Seitenzahl

592

Maße (L/B/H)

25,4/17,3/3,6 cm

Gewicht

1383 g

Auflage

1. Auflage

Sprache

Englisch

ISBN

978-1-119-76196-9

Herstelleradresse

Libri GmbH
Europaallee 1
36244 Bad Hersfeld
DE

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  • Produktbild: Terraforming Mars
  • Preface xv
     
    Part 1: Introduction 1
     
    1 Terraforming and Colonizing Mars 3
     
    Giancarlo Genta
     
    1.1 Introduction 3
     
    1.2 Earth: A Terraformed Planet 4
     
    1.3 Planetary Environments 6
     
    1.4 Terraforming Mars 10
     
    1.5 The Role of Solar Wind 15
     
    1.6 Ethical Aspects 16
     
    1.7 Venus, Moon, Titan... 19
     
    References 21
     
    Part 2: Engineering Mars 23
     
    2 Terraforming Worlds: Humans Playing Games of Gods 25
     
    Nilo Serpa and Richard Cathcart
     
    Early Mars 26
     
    Oceans Here and There 28
     
    The Mars We are Creating Here 30
     
    Mars: An Arena of Delusions? 34
     
    References 35
     
    3 Mars, A Stepping-Stone World, Macro-Engineered 37
     
    Richard B. Cathcart
     
    3.1 Introduction 37
     
    3.2 Mars-Crust as Kinetic Architecture 38
     
    3.3 A Crust-Infrastructure Mixture 39
     
    3.4 Infrastructure and Life-Styles 40
     
    3.5 Atmosphere Enhancements for Mars 44
     
    3.6 Between Then and Now 46
     
    Acknowledgments 48
     
    References 48
     
    4 Efficient Martian Settlement with the Mars Terraformer Transfer (MATT) and the Omaha Trail 51
     
    Gary Stewart
     
    4.1 Introduction 51
     
    4.2 Construction Efficiencies of MATT's Small-Scale Terraformation 52
     
    4.2.1 Impact Terraformation for Settlement 52
     
    4.2.2 Impactor Redirection with DE-STARLITE 55
     
    4.2.3 Subaqueous Hab Network at Omaha Crater 57
     
    4.3 Provisioning Efficiencies of the Omaha Trail 61
     
    4.3.1 Deimos Dock 63
     
    4.3.2 Mars Lift 64
     
    4.3.3 Arestation 66
     
    4.3.4 Deimos Rail Launcher (DRL) 66
     
    4.4 Cosmic Ray Protection: From Omaha Trail to Omaha Shield 67
     
    4.5 Conclusion 68
     
    References 69
     
    5 Mars Colonization: Beyond Getting There 73
     
    Igor Levchenko, Shuyan Xu, Stéphane Mazouffre, Michael Keidar and Kateryna Bazaka
     
    5.1 Mars Colonization - Do We Need it? 73
     
    5.2 Legal Considerations 78
     
    5.2.1 Do Earth Laws Apply To Mars Colonists? 78
     
    5.2.2 Sovereignty 79
     
    5.2.3 Human Rights 80
     
    5.2.4 Abortion 82
     
    5.3 Ethical Considerations 83
     
    5.3.1 General 83
     
    5.3.2 Human Reproduction - Ethical Considerations 84
     
    5.3.3 Social Isolation and No Privacy - Rolled into One 85
     
    5.3.4 Advocacy for Mars - is it Ethical at All to Colonize it? 86
     
    5.4 Consideration of Resources 88
     
    5.5 Quo Vadis, the Only Civilization We Know? 89
     
    5.6 Afterword. Where are We Three Years Later? 89
     
    5.6.1 Current Programs and Their Status - in Brief 89
     
    5.6.2 Any News About Mars? 90
     
    5.6.3 Tasks and Challenges 90
     
    Acknowledgements 92
     
    References 92
     
    Part 3: Ethical Exploration 99
     
    6 The Ethics of Terraforming: A Critical Survey of Six Arguments 101
     
    Ian Stoner
     
    6.1 Introduction 101
     
    6.2 Audience and Method 102
     
    6.3 Preservationist Arguments 103
     
    6.3.1 We Should Preserve Mars's Value as a Unique Object of Scientific Interest 103
     
    6.3.2 We Should Preserve the Integrity of the Martian Wilderness 104
     
    6.3.3 We Should Avoid Expressing Colonialist Vices 106
     
    6.4 Interventionist Arguments 108
     
    6.4.1 We Should Fulfill our Inborn Nature as Pioneers 108
     
    6.4.2 We Should Increase Our Species' Chance of Long-Term Survival 109
     
    6.4.3 We Should Rehabilitate Mars for Martians 112
     
    6.5 Conclusion 113
     
    Acknowledgments 114
     
    References 114
     
    7 Homo Reductio Eco-Nihilism and Hu