MarsPapers

MarsPapers[1] - The official library of the Mars Society

MarsPapers is the Mars Society archive of over 600 Mars related papers and presentations. All documents in this archive are available in PDF format for viewing in your browser or they may be downloaded for off-line reading. Many of the papers appearing in this archive have been published in book form. While most of the documents in this archive have been presented at the Mars Society annual Convention, everyone with a Mars related paper is encouraged to submit it for inclusion in MarsPapers where it is available for public reading.

At the MarsPapers site, all papers currently are categorized with a single keyword-phrase, and all papers in that category can be searched for and displayed. These MarsPapers categories can be fit into the Marspedia Category Hierarchy. Below are listed the I-VI top-level Marspedia Categories and the Marspapers keyword-phrases in bold.

• I Mars Planetary Science
  • Science and the Search for Life
• II Mars Spacecraft/Robotic Missions
  • Mars Mission Planning and Engineering
  • Propulsion and Power Systems
  • Robotic Exploration
  • Computer and Communications Infrastructure
• III Mars Human Exploration
  • Human Exploration
  • Private Funding and Commercial Investment
  • Human Factors and Crew Considerations
  • Medicine
  • Utilizing Martian Resources
  • Analog Mars Research and Research Stations
• IV Mars Human Settlement
  • Human Settlement
  • Mission Support
  • Law and Society
  • Terraforming
• V Mars Outreach
  • Political Action
  • Education and Public Outreach
  • Mars Society Organization and Processes
• VI Mars Arts and Literature
  • Mars in History, the Arts, and Fiction
  • Philosophical, Ethical, and Societal Implications