Incertitude Evaluation on the Construction of a Biosphere on Mars
- Paper number
IAC-07-A5.I.-A3.I.B.20
- Author
Mr. Dragos Ronald Rugescu, Romania
- Year
2007
- Abstract
The series of complex measures for the construction of a biosphere on Mars are critically analyzed regarding the feasibility, technological approach, energetic efficiency, duration of completion and the long-term reliability. Far of being attractive at a first sight, the solar energy remains a central possible source of energy during a process of atmospheric enhancement, still related to high uncertainties. The assessment of the long range of incertitude is the main focus of the research with the aim of providing a minimal basis account for efficiency computations. Among these sources of incertitude the scarcity of gas reserves on the planet stand as one of the critical points and the possibility of attracting some masses of water from outside are discussed. A comparison between the accommodation of Kuiper Belt body capture and Jovian asteroid deterrence, with the consideration of the energy of retrieval and a focus again on incertitude, are compared. The energy balance is again a critical point and some numerical computations are performed in order to reveal feasible solutions. Local biochemical means or roughly physical means to produce large amounts of oxygen are comparatively analyzed with a survey of the uncertainties. An enhanced polytropic model for the atmosphere is introduced to compute the necessary mass balance. Estimates of the feasibility and incertitude are advanced.
- Abstract document
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