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. The titles and authors of all papers in that category can be searched for and displayed together. Links to the abstract and full paper/presentation are displayed. The MarsPapers keyword-phrase categories can be fit into the Marspedia Category Hierarchy. Below are listed the I-VI top-level Marspedia Categories with the Marspapers keyword-phrases in bold in the appropriate place.
The number of MarsPapers with the given keyword-phrase as of 21 Apr 2019 is shown in parentheses after each.
- I Mars Planetary Science
- Science and the Search for Life (24)
- II Mars Spacecraft/Robotic Missions
- Mars Mission Planning and Engineering (103)
- Propulsion and Power Systems (40)
- Computer and Communications Infrastructure (27)
- Robotic Exploration (32)
- III Mars Human Exploration
- Human Exploration (23)
- Private Funding and Commercial Investment (28)
- Human Factors and Crew Considerations (32)
- Medicine (21)
- Utilizing Martian Resources (56)
- Analog Mars Research and Research Stations (48)
- IV Mars Human Settlement
- Human Settlement (25)
- Mission Support (3)
- Law and Society (17)
- Philosophical, Ethical, and Societal Implications (41)
- Terraforming (22)
- V Mars Outreach
- Political Action (8)
- Education and Public Outreach (43)
- Mars Society Organization and Processes (10)
- VI Mars Arts and Literature
- Mars in History, the Arts, and Fiction (15)
Links
It is interesting to link to Marspapers through Google Scholar, the output is very research friendly.
Here are some example links. Once in Google scholar, you can replace the keyword with other keywords or phrase for a personalized search.
