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.

Mars Planetary Science

List of Mars Calendars
List of Mars Meteorites on Earth (including Age and Minerology Type)

Observing Mars with a Telescope
Mars' Orbital Position
The Goldilocks Zone
Telling Time on Mars
What are the different topologies on Mars?
Global dust storms
Dust devils
Upper atmosphere chemical processes
What do the differences in gravity show us?
Reflectance and emission spectroscopy
Mineral identification from satellite, balloon, and aircraft carried instruments
Multispectral and thermal infrared imaging
Geological processes that have shaped Mars
What minerals could be mined on Mars?
Mineral spatial distribution
Subsurface water or ice deposits
Surface ice at poles
Glaciers

Mars Spacecraft/Robotic Missions

Mars Spacecraft/Robotic Missions. An overview which could cover:
- explanation of the general utility of unmanned missions.
- overview of scientific data collection, transmission, and interpretation
- examples of current and planned instruments
- comparison of orbital vs lander vs robotic mission types
Search for life: the search for past or present life on Mars, which could cover topics such as: the 'follow the water' strategy, the subsurface search strategy, instruments that can be used on-site, and DNA/RNA analysis chips.
Spectrography for resource mapping: resolution of spectrographic images and multispectral identification of minerals.
Multimission timelines and sequences.
Orbital mechanics, which could cover Hohmann transfer orbits (existing information on the Orbits page under Planetary Sciences could be moved here) and aerocapture orbits.
Earth-Mars cyclers
Propulsion: could include sections on chemical propellants, nuclear thermal rockets, and ion propulsion.
Power systems: nuclear power, solar mirrors, solar PE systems, and wind power (surface and aloft).
Communication: Mars-to-Earth communication systems, equitorial stationary satellites, and GPS-like systems, laser systems.
Instruments: for example, miniaturized chemical/molecular ID systems.
Emerging technologies: for example, advanced sensing, AI autonomy, 3D printing of complex geometries, self-replicating macines, hybrind machine-enhanced biologics.
Exploration missions: master list organized chronologically and noting key instruments.
Orbital missions: overview including highlights of imagery, spectroscopy, and communications capabilities.
Lander missions: overview including atmospheric seasonal measurements, subsurface drilling and chemical analysis, and planned missions.
Robotic exploration: overview including discussion of degrees of autonomy, power source options (solar vs RTG), and regolith sampling and analysis.