Like many aspects of water management on Mars, the issue is not in the concept but in the execution. The technology for managing water on Earth is well understood, but there’s still much to do before we could build a system that would work on another planet. “We know the fun...
Particular focus is given to the discovery of hematite, an iron oxide that nearly always forms with water, at Meridiani Planum. Other topics include descriptions of Mars landmarks such as the plateau Home Plate and Victoria Crater...
To make “base camp” on Mars, it is suggested that robots would first be sent to Mars to construct the necessary habitat, as they can function and survive in the unforgiving conditions of the planet. These robots could also be tasked with extracting resources from the Martian surface, decon...
For the subsequent harsh winter, we've prepared with corresponding plans and tailored schemes," said Zhang Rongqiao, chief designer of the Tianwen-1 mission which carried the rover to Mars on May 15, 2021. During its mission, China's Mars probe Tianwen-1 also successf...
How much fuel does it take to get to Mars perseverance? To burn its fuel, a rocket must have more oxygen by weight. Getting four astronauts off the Martian surface on a future mission would require approximately 15,000 pounds (7 metric tons) of rocket fuel and 55,000 pounds (25 metric...
Of course, that doesn't mean that a manned mission to Mars is akin to a vacation to California. Rovers have allowed space programs to not just explore the Martian surface but also suss out some of the issues that would arise should we one day send women or men to the planet. Contents...
Well,they dont.On Earth, many of us are able to stick our stained orsmelly clothes in the washing machine to get them nice andclean again before we re-wear them. However, there currentlyisnt a way for astronauts to do the same.So what do astronauts do with their clothes? They each...
The slopes would be too steep for a rover to navigate, the landing area would be too narrow (just a few dozen square meters) and the presence of water could indicate the existence of microbial life, raising concerns about the possibility of contaminating the site with microbes from Earth. ...
And “[Mars] has enough of an atmosphere to be really annoying and not enough of one to be quite as useful as we would like,” says Matt Kuhns, who was chief engineer at Masten Space Systems at the time of this interview. Over the years, space agencies have used a combination of ...
sediment was moved down a slope with the effect of levitation than without the effect. Our model also showed that the lower gravity on Mars would have a positive effect on levitation: with lower gravity we would expect an increased rate of the amount of transported sediment over longer ...