The American Astronautical Society (AAS) Publications Office has today announced the publication of a new book, “Martian Expedition Planning”. The new volume brings together papers essential for the planning of future expeditions to the polar caps, volcanoes and canyons of the Red Planet.
The book’s editor, Charles Cockell, PhD, said, “You can really think of this book as the first field guide for future Martian explorers. It’s what you’d pick off your shelf to plan a mountaineering or polar expedition on Mars”.
Mars has some incredible landscapes. The great shield volcano, Olympus Mons, is two and a half times higher than Mount Everest. The north polar ice cap, made of solid ice, is as large as Antarctica and some of the deserts larger than the Sahara. These features will challenge future expeditioners.
Martian Expedition Planning is volume no. 107 of the AAS’s Science and Technology Series and follows in the footsteps of the “Case for Mars”series. The 518 page book contains chapters as diverse as, Weather for Martian Expeditions, Science for Martian Expeditions, Climbing and Mountaineering on Mars, Innovations for Martian Polar Expeditions, Environmental Impact for Martian Expeditions and many more.
Series editor, Robert H. Jacobs said, “This new multi-author volume is a significant contribution to Mars exploration literature and will be essential for anyone planning surface expeditions on Mars. As well as presenting a basic guide to planning expeditions, the book is the really the first volume to synthesize a diversity of information on how to explore the Martian surface”.
There is a 25% discount for members of the American Astronautical Society, the British Interplanetary Society, the National Space Society, the Planetary Society, the Mars Society, the Association of Mars Explorers, the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics and several other space-related groups.
Further details on the book can be obtained on the web site at http://www.univelt.com/marspubs.html
MARTIAN EXPEDITION PLANNING, Volume 107, Science and Technology Series, Ed. Charles S. Cockell, 2004, 518p
- hard cover plus CD ROM (ISBN 0-87703-507-5) list price: $90.00, member price: $67.50
- soft cover plus CD ROM (ISBN 0-87703-508-3) list price: $65.00, member price: $48.75
This volume brings together perspectives of Earth and Mars explorers to consider the surface of Mars from the explorer’s viewpoint. A starting assumption is made that there is already a base on Mars that can support expeditions. Then, the authors describe how they would plan expeditions across Mars, including environmental, psychological and scientific factors that would influence these expeditions. This book, as well as presenting new ideas on the planning of expeditions on Mars, can also be regarded as a field guide for future Martian expeditioners. It provides some of the foundation knowledge for planning expeditions to the Martian volcanoes, poles, deserts and caves. The papers in this book are based on a symposium of the British Interplanetary Society held Feb. 24, 2003, London, England, plus numerous invited papers.
The volume is divided into eight sections: Section 1: weather for Martian expeditions; Section 2: science on Martian expedition; Section 3: expedition challenges on Mars; Section 4: planning tools for expeditions; Section 5: expedition mobility; Section 6: expedition environmental impact; Section 7: expedition human factors; Section 8: expedition medicine. Numerical, author and key word index included.
CONTENTS
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FOREWORD vii
WEATHER FOR MARTIAN EXPEDITIONS 1
Predicting Weather Conditions and Climate for Mars Expeditions (AAS 03-301), P. L. Read, S. R. Lewis, S. J. Bingham and C. E. Newman 3
SCIENCE ON MARTIAN EXPEDITIONS 23
Scientific Goals for Martian Expeditions (AAS 03-302), Christopher P. McKay 25
Exobiological Protocol and Laboratory for the Human Exploration of Mars – Lessons from a Polar Impact Crater (AAS 03-303), Charles S. Cockell, Stephen Braham, Bill Clancey, Pascal Lee and Darlene S. S. Lim 33
Expedition One: A Mars Analog Research Station 30-Day Mission (AAS 03-304), Rocky Persaud, Shannon Rupert Robles, Jonathan D. A. Clarke, Steven Dawson, Graham A. Mann, James Waldie, Stan Piechocinski and John Roesch 53
Strategies for Investigating Martian Microenvironments for Evidence of Life: The Expedition One Experience (AAS 03-305), Nancy B. Wood and Jonathan D. A. Clarke 89
A Systematic Approach to Investigations at Mars Analog Research Stations (AAS 03-306), Rocky Persaud 103
Trophy Fishing: Early Expeditions to Spacecraft Relics on Mars (AAS 03-307), Stephen Baxter 123
From Utah to Mars: Regolith-Landform Mapping and its Application (AAS 03-308), Jonathan D. A. Clarke and Colin F. Pain 131
EXPEDITION CHALLENGES ON MARS 161
The Desert Crossings of Mars (AAS 03-309), Charles S. Cockell 163
The Trans-Mars Expedition – A Long-Distance, Long-Duration Scientific EVA (AAS 03-310), Charles S. Cockell 175
The Trans-Hellas Crossing – An Exercise in Martian Expedition Planning (AAS 03-311), Authored by: Trans Hellas Expedition Planning Team 199
Mountaineering and Climbing on Mars (AAS 03-312), Keith L. Cowing 209
Martian Mountaineering Expeditions (AAS 03-313), Charles S. Cockell 231
Field Innovations in Support of Martian Polar Expeditions (AAS 03-314), Charles S. Cockell 245
PLANNING TOOLS FOR EXPEDITIONS 257
Implementation of a Traverse Generation Assistant for Long-Distance Pressurized Rover Expeditions (AAS 03-315), Nicholas Wilkinson 259
Potential Capabilities and Uses of an Integrated Data Logging Device During a Human Mars Exploration Mission (AAS 03-316), Stan Piechocinski, E. Cellucci, J. D. A. Clarke, J. Laing, B. Orlotti, R. Persaud, A. Solignac and N. B. Wood 273
EXPEDITION MOBILITY 287
A 5-Day Mars-Analog Pressurized Rover Mission (AAS 03-317), Rocky Persaud and Shannon Rupert Robles 289
Analog Pressurized Mars Rover Design (AAS 03-318), Anna Paulson, William Green and Chad Rowland 299
Comparative Fields Tests of Pressured Rover Prototypes (AAS 03-319), Graham A. Mann, Nancy B. Wood, Jonathan D. A. Clarke, Stanley Piechocinski, Matthew Bamsey and Jennifer H. Laing 313
Power Generation and Energy Usage in a Pressurized Mars Rover (AAS 03-320), Anton Vanderwyst, Jim Beyer, Christian Passow, Anna Paulson and Chad Rowland 327
Wings on Mars: Unmanned Aerial Exploration of Mars (AAS 03-321), John F. McGowan, III 341
EXPEDITION ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT 361
Microbial Ecology of the Surface Exploration of Mars with Human- Operated Vehicles (AAS 03-322), Andrew C. Schuerger 363
EXPEDITION HUMAN FACTORS 387
Lessons from Previous Expeditions for the Human Exploration of Mars (AAS 03-323), Jack Stuster 389
Human Factors Studies for a Mars Expedition (AAS 03-324), Steven J. Dawson, John E. Roesch and Amaury Solignac 403
Automating CapCom: Pragmatic Operations and Technology Research for Human Exploration of Mars (AAS 03-325), William J. Clancey 411
Mars Mission Planning: The Next Step (AAS 03-326), Donald C Barker 431
EXPEDITION MEDICINE 439
Medical Issues for a Human Mission to Mars and Martian Surface Expeditions (AAS 03-327), Jeffrey A. Jones, Michael Barratt, Rainer Effenhauser, Charles S. Cockell and Pascal Lee 441
Martian Expedition Medicine (AAS 03-328), Charles S. Cockell 469
APPENDICES 479
Publications of the American Astronautical Society 480
Advances in the Astronautical Sciences 481
INDEX 499
Numerical Index 501
Author Index 503
Key Word Index 505
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Science and Technology Series 469
AAS History Series 496
