Pavonis Mons - Revision history

RichardWSmith: /* Possible location for orbital infrastructure */ typo

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=Possible location for orbital infrastructure

RichardWSmith: Links to sky ramps and mass drivers.

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Links to sky ramps and mass drivers.

Michel Lamontagne at 01:48, 9 January 2020

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Suitupandshowup at 23:34, 8 February 2019

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Suitupandshowup: /* Caves */

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Caves

Suitupandshowup: /* Glaciers */

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Glaciers

Suitupandshowup at 23:31, 8 February 2019

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Jburk at 21:54, 17 December 2018

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Suitupandshowup: added category

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 ===Possible location for orbital infrastructure===
-Being so high, and so close to the equator, Pavonis Mons has been suggested as a location for a [[Mass driver]] or [[Sky ramp]].  They could give some or most of the energy needed to get matter into orbit around Mars.  This would significantly lower the cost of shipping materials to Earth, Luna, or the asteroid belt.
+Being so high, and so close to the equator, Pavonis Mons has been suggested as a location for a [[Mass driver]] or [[Sky ramps|Sky ramp]].  They could give some or most of the energy needed to get matter into orbit around Mars.  This would significantly lower the cost of shipping materials to Earth, Luna, or the asteroid belt.
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 [[File:Pavonis Mons lava tube skylight crop.jpg|thumb|right|300px|Pavonis Mons lava tube opening  We may be living in lava tubes someday.]]
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 Being so high, and so close to the equator, Pavonis Mons has been suggested as a location for a [[Mass driver]] or [[Sky ramp]].  They could give some or most of the energy needed to get matter into orbit around Mars.  This would significantly lower the cost of shipping materials to Earth, Luna, or the asteroid belt.

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		+	Being so high, and so close to the equator, Pavonis Mons has been suggested as a location for a [[Mass driver]] or [[Sky ramp]]. They could give some or most of the energy needed to get matter into orbit around Mars. This would significantly lower the cost of shipping materials to Earth, Luna, or the asteroid belt.

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	[[Image:Pavonis_Mons.jpg\|thumb\|right\|px\|Pavonis Mons]]'''Pavonis Mons''' is an extinct [[shield volcano\|shield]] [[volcano]] in the [[Tharsis]] region. The location of Pavonis Mons is 1.48 N and 247.04 E (112.96 W) in the Tharsis quadrangle.<ref>https://planetarynames.wr.usgs.gov/Page/MARS/target</ref>		[[Image:Pavonis_Mons.jpg\|thumb\|right\|px\|Pavonis Mons]]'''Pavonis Mons''' is an extinct [[shield volcano\|shield]] [[volcano]] in the [[Tharsis]] region. The location of Pavonis Mons is 1.48 N and 247.04 E (112.96 W) in the Tharsis quadrangle.<ref>https://planetarynames.wr.usgs.gov/Page/MARS/target</ref>

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 An entrance to a cave in the form of an opening to a lava tube was found near Pavonis Mons.<ref>https://hirise.lpl.arizona.edu/ESP_023531_1840</ref>    Caves created from lava tubes could contain reserves of water ice or even life. They are possible locations for a [[volcanic cave settlement|cave settlement]].  With the low gravity of Mars, lava tubes may be over 800 feet in width.  A lave tube on Mars could protect colonists from meteorites and radiation.  Because of the lack of a magnetic field at present, Mars has a fair amount of radiation, especially from cosmic ray sources.<ref>https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/09/170925112842.htm</ref>  A mini-series produced by National Geographic in 2016 depicted how people could establish a base in a cave.<ref>https://www.nationalgeographic.org/education/mars</ref> <ref>https://www.leonarddavid.com/underground-caves-on-moon-mars-protected-habitats-for-explorers/</ref>
-[[File:Pavonis Mons lava tube skylight crop.jpg|thumb|right|300px|Pavonis Mons lava tube opening, as seen by HiRISE]]
+[[File:Pavonis Mons lava tube skylight crop.jpg|thumb|right|300px|Pavonis Mons lava tube opening  We may be living in lava tubes someday.]]
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 ===Caves===
-An entrance to a cave in the form of an opening to a lava tube was found near Pavonis Mons.<ref>https://hirise.lpl.arizona.edu/ESP_023531_1840</ref>    Caves created from lava tubes could contain reserves of [[water ice]] or even life. They are possible locations for a [[volcanic cave settlement|cave settlement]].  With the low gravity of Mars, lava tubes may be over 800 feet in width.  A lave tube on Mars could protect colonists from meteorites and radiation.  Because of the lack of a magnetic field at present, mars has a fair amount of radiation, especially from cosmic ray sources.<ref>https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/09/170925112842.htm</ref>  A mini-series produced by National Geographic in 2016 depicted how people could establish a base in a cave.<ref>https://www.nationalgeographic.org/education/mars</ref> <ref>https://www.leonarddavid.com/underground-caves-on-moon-mars-protected-habitats-for-explorers/</ref>
+An entrance to a cave in the form of an opening to a lava tube was found near Pavonis Mons.<ref>https://hirise.lpl.arizona.edu/ESP_023531_1840</ref>    Caves created from lava tubes could contain reserves of water ice or even life. They are possible locations for a [[volcanic cave settlement|cave settlement]].  With the low gravity of Mars, lava tubes may be over 800 feet in width.  A lave tube on Mars could protect colonists from meteorites and radiation.  Because of the lack of a magnetic field at present, Mars has a fair amount of radiation, especially from cosmic ray sources.<ref>https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/09/170925112842.htm</ref>  A mini-series produced by National Geographic in 2016 depicted how people could establish a base in a cave.<ref>https://www.nationalgeographic.org/education/mars</ref> <ref>https://www.leonarddavid.com/underground-caves-on-moon-mars-protected-habitats-for-explorers/</ref>
 [[File:Pavonis Mons lava tube skylight crop.jpg|thumb|right|300px|Pavonis Mons lava tube opening, as seen by HiRISE]]

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 ===Glaciers===
-Using Mars Global Surveyor (MGS) and Mars Odyssey|Odyssey data, scientists found much evidence that glaciers once existed on Pavonis Mons and probably still do to some extent.<ref>{{cite journal | last1= Shean | first1= David E. | title= Origin and Evolution of Cold-Based Tropical Mountain Glacier on Mars: the Pavonis Mons Fan-Shaped Deposit | journal= Journal of Geophysical Research | volume= 110 | year= 2005 | doi = 10.1029/2004JE002360 |}}</ref> <ref>Carr, Michael H. (2006). The Surface of Mars. Cambridge University Press. p. 49. ISBN 978-0-521-87201-0.</ref> Evidence for this includes concentric ridges (moraines "dropped" by glaciers), a knobby area (caused by ice sublimating), and a smooth section that flows over other deposits (debris-covered glacial ice).  The ice was probably deposited when the tilt of Mars changed the climate, thereby causing more moisture to be present in the atmosphere. Studies suggest the glaciation happened in the Late Amazonian period, but multiple stages of glaciation probably occurred.<ref>[http://www.mars.asu.edu/christensen/advancedmarsclass/shean_glaciers_2005.pdf mars.asu.edu]</ref> The ice present today represents one more resource for possible future colonization of the planet.
+Using [[Mars Global Surveyor]] (MGS) and [[Mars Odyssey]] data, scientists found much evidence that glaciers once existed on Pavonis Mons and probably still do to some extent.<ref>{{cite journal | last1= Shean | first1= David E. | title= Origin and Evolution of Cold-Based Tropical Mountain Glacier on Mars: the Pavonis Mons Fan-Shaped Deposit | journal= Journal of Geophysical Research | volume= 110 | year= 2005 | doi = 10.1029/2004JE002360 |}}</ref> <ref>Carr, Michael H. (2006). The Surface of Mars. Cambridge University Press. p. 49. ISBN 978-0-521-87201-0.</ref> Evidence for this includes concentric ridges (moraines "dropped" by glaciers), a knobby area (caused by ice sublimating), and a smooth section that flows over other deposits (debris-covered glacial ice).  The ice was probably deposited when the tilt of Mars changed the climate, thereby causing more moisture to be present in the atmosphere. Studies suggest the glaciation happened in the Late Amazonian period, but multiple stages of glaciation probably occurred.<ref>[http://www.mars.asu.edu/christensen/advancedmarsclass/shean_glaciers_2005.pdf mars.asu.edu]</ref> The ice present today represents one more resource for possible future colonization of the planet.
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 [[Image:Pavonis_Mons.jpg|thumb|right|px|Pavonis Mons]]'''Pavonis Mons''' is an extinct [[shield volcano|shield]] [[volcano]] in the [[Tharsis]] region. The location of Pavonis Mons is 1.48 N and 247.04 E (112.96 W) in the Tharsis quadrangle.<ref>https://planetarynames.wr.usgs.gov/Page/MARS/target</ref>
-The name "Pavonis Mons" is a classical feature name and is Latin for "peacock mountain".<ref>http://www.latin-dictionary.net/definition/29558/pavo-pavonis</ref> It is the middle member of a chain of three volcanic mountains (collectively known as the Tharsis Montes) that straddle the Martian equator between longitudes 235°E and 259°E. The volcano was discovered by the Mariner 9 spacecraft in 1971 and was originally called Middle Spot.<ref>{{cite journal | last1 = Carr | first1 = Michael H. | doi = 10.1029/JB078i020p04049 | title = Volcanism on Mars | journal = Journal of Geophysical Research | year = 1973 | volume = 78 | pages= 4049–4062 |}}</ref> Its name officially became Pavonis Mons in 1973.<ref>https://planetarynames.wr.usgs.gov/</ref>
+The name "Pavonis Mons" is a classical feature name and is Latin for "peacock mountain".<ref>http://www.latin-dictionary.net/definition/29558/pavo-pavonis</ref> It is the middle member of a chain of three volcanic mountains (collectively known as the Tharsis Montes) that straddle the Martian equator between longitudes 235°E and 259°E (125 W -101 W). The volcano was discovered by the Mariner 9 spacecraft in 1971 and was originally called Middle Spot.<ref>Carr | first1 = Michael H. | doi = 10.1029/JB078i020p04049 | title = Volcanism on Mars | journal = Journal of Geophysical Research | year = 1973 | volume = 78 | pages= 4049–4062 </ref> Its name officially became Pavonis Mons in 1973.<ref>https://planetarynames.wr.usgs.gov/</ref>
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