User contributions
- 04:27, 10 November 2022 diff hist +357 Geothermal energy Insight likely detected movement of magma.
- 09:11, 6 November 2022 diff hist +141 Talk:Radioactive Rarity on Mars
- 16:51, 2 November 2022 diff hist +233 Radioactive Rarity on Mars Added reference and Th fuel is cheaper than making U235 fuel rods.
- 16:47, 2 November 2022 diff hist +73 Radioactive Rarity on Mars Added reference.
- 16:41, 2 November 2022 diff hist +79 Radioactive Rarity on Mars Added reference.
- 16:37, 2 November 2022 diff hist 0 m Radioactive Rarity on Mars Formatting
- 16:35, 2 November 2022 diff hist +172 m Radioactive Rarity on Mars Added reference.
- 16:32, 2 November 2022 diff hist +190 Radioactive Rarity on Mars Added references.
- 16:28, 2 November 2022 diff hist -1 m Radioactive Rarity on Mars Fixed spelling mistake
- 16:24, 2 November 2022 diff hist +106 Thorium Added link.
- 16:16, 2 November 2022 diff hist +136 Talk:Cost of energy on Mars Moved most of this stuff to new page.
- 16:14, 2 November 2022 diff hist -3 m Radioactive Rarity on Mars →Concentrated Ores On Mars
- 16:05, 2 November 2022 diff hist +763 Radioactive Rarity on Mars Talked about asteroid melts to concentrate elements.
- 15:50, 2 November 2022 diff hist +519 Fruit Fruit trees produce wood. Gave some low light / cold resistant fruits.
- 15:04, 2 November 2022 diff hist +34 Cost of energy on Mars Added link.
- 15:02, 2 November 2022 diff hist -2,584 Cost of energy on Mars Moved much of the discussion on Rare radioactives to another page which I linked to. Pointed out this article compares future (cheaper, more efficient solar cells) to 70 year old nuclear technology.
- 14:41, 2 November 2022 diff hist +214 Cost of energy on Mars Big sections of this are referring to nuclear power, not geothermal. Rewritten.
- 14:26, 2 November 2022 diff hist +154 Cost of energy on Mars Added link.
- 14:21, 2 November 2022 diff hist +1 m Radioactive Rarity on Mars
- 14:20, 2 November 2022 diff hist +213 Radioactive Rarity on Mars Added link.
- 14:02, 2 November 2022 diff hist -2 m Radioactive Rarity on Mars
- 14:01, 2 November 2022 diff hist +8,343 N Radioactive Rarity on Mars Created page.
- 16:56, 28 October 2022 diff hist +120 Talk:Cost of energy on Mars Hi Michel, Thanks for this. I'm busy, but in a few days I'll sit down and go into this.
- 18:34, 26 October 2022 diff hist +60 m Cost of energy on Mars →Nuclear energy production
- 18:26, 26 October 2022 diff hist +79 Cost of energy on Mars Improved sentences structure to make clearer.
- 18:18, 26 October 2022 diff hist +23 Cost of energy on Mars →Nuclear energy production
- 18:14, 26 October 2022 diff hist 0 m Cost of energy on Mars →Nuclear energy production
- 18:13, 26 October 2022 diff hist +438 Cost of energy on Mars fixed formatting, discussed how rare U/Th are on earth.
- 18:00, 26 October 2022 diff hist +2,996 Cost of energy on Mars Several edits. Working assumption is that nuclear reactors only last 10 years??? Added several references.
- 15:53, 26 October 2022 diff hist +711 Cost of energy on Mars Gave several examples where intermittent power is appropriate.
- 15:39, 26 October 2022 diff hist +453 Cost of energy on Mars Very short discussion on intermittency - base load power source or batteries. Also, discussed cleaning solar panels, dangerous.
- 15:26, 26 October 2022 diff hist +164 Crucial issues Solar is far from an ideal energy source on Mars, toned down the language encouraging it. Also added Geothermal current
- 16:57, 14 October 2022 diff hist +480 Ion thruster →VASIMR current
- 04:59, 8 October 2022 diff hist +408 Mass driver smaller mass drivers.
- 04:49, 8 October 2022 diff hist +10 m Space access →Speculative concepts
- 04:48, 8 October 2022 diff hist +98 Space access Added link.
- 04:36, 8 October 2022 diff hist +188 Solar concentrator Mars is farther from the sun, so concentrated solar must be 2.3 times larger than on Earth.
- 16:59, 4 October 2022 diff hist +1 m Brayton cycle
- 16:57, 4 October 2022 diff hist +5 m Brayton cycle →References
- 16:56, 4 October 2022 diff hist +181 Brayton cycle added reference. and a bit more info.
- 16:51, 4 October 2022 diff hist +416 Brayton cycle Mars is cold, which is a good thing?
- 16:44, 4 October 2022 diff hist +126 m Sulfuric acid current
- 16:41, 4 October 2022 diff hist +237 Magnesium Added some more uses for Mg. current
- 16:37, 4 October 2022 diff hist +285 Solar concentrator Temperature swings will be greater on Mars.
- 16:33, 4 October 2022 diff hist +543 Solar concentrator Dusting fields of mirrors is a big job. Expanded this point.
- 16:23, 4 October 2022 diff hist +10 m Meteorites →Risk and Mitigation
- 16:22, 4 October 2022 diff hist +490 Meteorites Added settlements in lava tubes and a link.
- 16:15, 4 October 2022 diff hist +428 Minerals and trace elements in food Short discussion on the CHNOPS + Salt elements. current
- 15:56, 4 October 2022 diff hist +947 Storage Different way to think about storage. current
- 15:43, 4 October 2022 diff hist +157 Mobility People on Mars will need exercise, walking and carrying materials may be encouraged. current
- 15:41, 4 October 2022 diff hist +269 Electronics Tiny junctions are more susceptible to one off faults from cosmic rays and are more easily damaged by radiation. Older semiconductors are less so.
- 15:27, 4 October 2022 diff hist +373 Bringing up Phobos Added a variation to the plan to raise Phobo's orbit. current
- 15:19, 4 October 2022 diff hist 0 m Mars-born children →Effects of gravity on growth current
- 15:19, 4 October 2022 diff hist +52 Mars-born children Added Reference.
- 15:13, 4 October 2022 diff hist +368 Overpopulation Added more on problems with China's 1 child policy and added Financial Incentives to reduce births. current
- 15:08, 4 October 2022 diff hist +233 m Overpopulation →Lawful birth control
- 15:00, 4 October 2022 diff hist +514 Cobalt Discussed cobalt being iron loving, and likely more common in Mars' crust. current
- 00:49, 23 August 2022 diff hist +1 Bees →Open issues
- 00:49, 23 August 2022 diff hist +164 Bees →Open issues: Asked about bee tolerance to CO2.
- 00:43, 23 August 2022 diff hist +1 m Terraforming →Partial terraforming: Fixed typo.
- 00:41, 23 August 2022 diff hist +30 m Terraforming →Pioneer Organisms: Added a link.
- 06:07, 21 August 2022 diff hist +625 Terraforming →Partial terraforming: Fixed grammar and discussed drawing down CO2 levels to make a breathable atmosphere.
- 18:25, 12 August 2022 diff hist +189 Greenhouse gases →Beyond the Earth: Mars has a lower Black Body temperature than Mars. This may change the ideal mix of gases. current
- 01:01, 12 August 2022 diff hist -1 m Bacteria Colonists →Bioengineered Bacteria: spelling error current
- 00:58, 12 August 2022 diff hist -53 m Bacteria Colonists Not a stub any more. LOL
- 00:57, 12 August 2022 diff hist 0 m Microbes current
- 00:57, 12 August 2022 diff hist +31 m Microbes Added link
- 00:55, 12 August 2022 diff hist +212 m Archaea current
- 00:45, 12 August 2022 diff hist -6 m Bacteria Colonists Fixed formatting.
- 00:43, 12 August 2022 diff hist +3,802 N Bacteria Colonists Created page.
- 00:04, 12 August 2022 diff hist +553 Terraforming →Partial terraforming: A small change would allow bacteria to grow on Mars.
- 23:54, 11 August 2022 diff hist +718 Terraforming →Partial terraforming: Noted that even partial terraforming would have safety and economic benefits.
- 23:31, 11 August 2022 diff hist +1,317 Greenhouse gases Several minor changes and added a section on how life will change the greenhouse gases in Mars' atmosphere.
- 23:03, 11 August 2022 diff hist +18 m Carbon Tetrafluoride current
- 09:39, 23 July 2022 diff hist 0 m Smart Windows Fixed typo. current
- 09:37, 23 July 2022 diff hist 0 m Super Greenhouse Gases →Discussion of Greenhouse Gases current
- 09:37, 23 July 2022 diff hist +2 m Super Greenhouse Gases →Discussion of Greenhouse Gases
- 09:36, 23 July 2022 diff hist 0 m Super Greenhouse Gases →Discussion of Greenhouse Gases
- 09:36, 23 July 2022 diff hist +28 m Super Greenhouse Gases Fixed an incorrect link.
- 09:34, 23 July 2022 diff hist +33 m Greenhouse gases →Explanation: Added link.
- 09:31, 23 July 2022 diff hist +33 m Super Greenhouse Gases Noted that CF4 is very easy to produce.
- 09:25, 23 July 2022 diff hist +8 m Super Greenhouse Gases Added links to this page.
- 09:22, 23 July 2022 diff hist +1,324 N Carbon Tetrafluoride New page.
- 09:04, 23 July 2022 diff hist +152 Smart Windows Suggested a low tech solution which early Martian industry can use.
- 08:53, 23 July 2022 diff hist 0 m Phobos fixed a typo.
- 08:45, 23 July 2022 diff hist +353 Terraforming Added section on the Ethics of terraforming.
- 08:33, 23 July 2022 diff hist +313 Terraforming More information. Countered argument that space habitats are better since they are immune to solar wind sputtering. They leak air far faster than a planet does.
- 08:26, 23 July 2022 diff hist +859 Terraforming Added section on regular greenhouse gases and a bit more detail on other methods of warming.
- 08:17, 23 July 2022 diff hist -2 m Terraforming Changed sentence structure to avoid a double negative.
- 08:15, 23 July 2022 diff hist +27 m Terraforming Ice can occasionally melt when the pressure is high enough. Changed sentence to suggest that this can happen.
- 08:13, 23 July 2022 diff hist +103 Terraforming Mars Added link to terraforming page. Added chapter headings current
- 08:09, 23 July 2022 diff hist +70 Terraforming Added link to another terraforming page.
- 01:41, 22 July 2022 diff hist +27 m Terraforming Mars Added link to this page.
- 01:39, 22 July 2022 diff hist +3 m Sulfur hexafluoride current
- 01:38, 22 July 2022 diff hist +15 m Sulfur hexafluoride
- 01:37, 22 July 2022 diff hist +126 Sulfur hexafluoride Added links to this page.
- 22:50, 2 July 2022 diff hist +169 m Phobos →Mining Phobos
- 22:48, 2 July 2022 diff hist +548 Phobos Estimate that Phobos will hit Mars in about 50 million years.
- 13:55, 30 June 2022 diff hist +2 m Nuclear power →Problems with nuclear power on Mars
- 13:54, 30 June 2022 diff hist +128 Nuclear power Moved a sentence in the wrong section to correct location. Noted that LFTR do not need enriched fuel.