Needed Articles

This is the global collection of articles that are needed by Marspedia and shall be a guide for authors, who want to start new articles without knowing which direction to go. Articles with existing links may need expansion.

The Bootstrap lists offers an alternative path to lists of articles than need be upgraded.

Mars Planetary Science

• List of Mars Calendars
• Mars' Orbital Position
• Martian "Geomorphology". What processes have shaped Mars?
• What are the different topologies on Mars?
• What is the date on Mars? What year/season/month is it?
• Upper atmosphere chemical processes
• Reflectance and emission spectroscopy
• Mineral identification from satellite, balloon, and aircraft carried instruments
• Multispectral and thermal infrared imaging
• What minerals could be mined on Mars?
• Subsurface water or ice deposits
• Surface ice at poles
• Organic compounds on Mars
• Liquid water
• Magnetic field

Mars Spacecraft/Robotic Missions

• Utility of unmanned missions
• Scientific data (collection/transmission/interpretation)
• Follow the water strategy
• Subsurface search strategy
• On-site organic compound detection
• DNA/RNA analysis chips
• Spectrographic imagery
• Multispectral mineral identification
• Multimission timelines
• Mission sequences
• Current and planned instruments
• Orbital vs. lander vs. robotic exploration
• Aerocapture orbits
• Earth-Mars cyclers
• Chemical propellants
• Nuclear thermal rockets
• Ion propulsion
• Solar mirrors
• DNA/RNA analysis chips
• Mars to Earth communication systems
• Equatorial stationary satellites (for communication)
• Aeropositioning satellites (analagous to GPS)
• Miniaturized chemical/molecular identification systems
• Laser communication systems
• Advanced sensing
• AI autonomy
• 3D printing of complex geometries
• Self-replicating machines
• Hybrid machine enhanced biologics
• Exploration missions (list including chronology and instruments)
• Imagery
• Spectroscopy
• Communications
• Lander mission atmospheric seasonal measurements
• Subsurface drilling and chemical analysis
• Degrees of autonomy
• Regolith sampling and mineral identification

Mars Human Exploration

• Transport options
• Perchlorates in regolith
• Mars Direct rockets
• Reverse thrust rockets
• Parachute-assisted descent vehicles
• Methane-oxygen rockets
• Aerology and minerology mapping
• Hybrid hard shell EVA suits
• Skin-tight mechanical counterpressure suits
• Funding: International, national, and commercial
• Human factors in crew selection
• Radiation protection: in transit and for exploration missions
• Physical fitness for exploration missions
• Cross training in skill sets
• Health effects of microgravity
• Psychological stressors in transit
• Medical training for exploration teams
• Medical equipment for exploration teams
• Search for life
• Oxygen from CO2 atmosphere
• Organic chemicals and fuel from atmosphere
• Exploration and science in simulated marssuits
• Long-duration missions
• Human factors studies

Mars Human Settlement

• Settlement facilities
• Inter-settlement transportation
• Exploration rovers and rover assistants
• Falcon Heavy for nonhuman payloads
• Big Falcon Rocket for human/nonhuman payloads
• Biosystems to maintain 02/CO2 ratio
• Distribution of water (liquid and ice) on Mars
• Impurities in water on Mars
• Size and specialization of settlements
• Manufactured products
• Architecture of buildings
• Wheeled vs. railed surface transportation
• Will Martians eat meat?
• How will the Martians communicate across the planet?
• Total thermal energy need per capita
• Total electrical need per capita
• 100% Mars-sourced food production
• Crop choices influenced by ability to thrive in Mars environments
• The listing and timing of materials produced from Mars resources
• Additive manufacture (incl. 3D printing)
• Will individual settlements establish their own societal rules?
• Who owns Mars?
• Mars, LEO, Moon trade triangle
• Increase in pressure needed to allow standing liquid pure water on surface
• Increase in surface temperature to partially melt polar ice caps

Mars Outreach

• Mars Society chapters
• Mars Society conferences
• MDRS crews
• Mars Society projects
• Mars Society goals
• Mars Foundation: About the organization
• Hillside settlement
• Plains settlement
• About Marspedia
• The Goals of Marspedia
• Explore Mars
• Mars One
• Mars Journal

Mars Arts and Literature

• chronology of Mars science fiction
• lists of Mars science fiction by plot-line focus
• List of plays
• List of movies
• List of documentaries
• List of TV Series
• List of computer games
• List of board games
• Accuracy of depiction of Mars in popular culture