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20 September 2024
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11:17 | Fusion Propulsion 2 changes history +892 [RichardWSmith (2×)] | |||
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11:17 (cur | prev) +498 RichardWSmith talk contribs Reference to testing a new fusion drive. | ||||
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10:55 (cur | prev) +396 RichardWSmith talk contribs Adjusted formatting. Discussed aneutronic reactions. |
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10:42 | Nuclear power 6 changes history +1,139 [RichardWSmith (6×)] | |||
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10:42 (cur | prev) +93 RichardWSmith talk contribs Reorganization, fuel before being in reactor is low radiation, and made formatting more in line with rest of site. | ||||
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10:40 (cur | prev) +64 RichardWSmith talk contribs Private concerns may choose other power to avoid paperwork. Reorganized section slightly. | ||||
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10:36 (cur | prev) +81 RichardWSmith talk contribs Noted that Pl is not a natural fuel. | ||||
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09:58 (cur | prev) -22 RichardWSmith talk contribs Made sentence clearer. | ||||
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09:30 (cur | prev) +133 RichardWSmith talk contribs →Available energies in radioactive materials: Added notes on Th and 3H | ||||
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09:26 (cur | prev) +740 RichardWSmith talk contribs My definition of Small Modular Reactors & Micro Reactors |
10:24 | Electricity diffhist +124 RichardWSmith talk contribs Use in launching items to Mars orbit. Added links. |
10:09 | Hardened electronics diffhist +235 RichardWSmith talk contribs Put CPU's and data storage in the storm shelter? |
10:05 | Water Infrastructure diffhist +238 RichardWSmith talk contribs →Waste water treatment: Note that discarded waste water could be used for radiation shielding. Added links. |
06:15 | Terraforming diffhist +26 RichardWSmith talk contribs →Partial terraforming: changed length of time to fully terraform Mars from many to hundreds or thousands of generations. |
06:05 | Needed Articles diffhist -34 RichardWSmith talk contribs →Mars Planetary Science: Took magnetosphere off list, as this page exists. |
18 September 2024
02:43 | Landing on Mars diffhist -2 RichardWSmith talk contribs →The Sky Crane: This was used successfully. |
17 September 2024
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13:57 | Storm shelter 3 changes history +822 [RichardWSmith (3×)] | |||
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13:57 (cur | prev) +158 RichardWSmith talk contribs →Energy Shields: Point out this only works for lower energy particles | ||||
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13:53 (cur | prev) +340 RichardWSmith talk contribs →Physical Shields: Error, I previously had insufficient protection for massive CME. | ||||
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13:44 (cur | prev) +335 RichardWSmith talk contribs →Physical Shields: Organized section and added a bit that storm shelter might want to have a metal barrier. |
07:58 | HiWish program diffhist +393 Suitupshowup talk contribs added ref |
07:56 | The beauty of Mars from 150 miles diffhist +394 Suitupshowup talk contribs added ref |
16 September 2024
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N 23:12 | Areogel 2 changes history 0 [RichardWSmith (2×)] | |||
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23:12 (cur | prev) -924 RichardWSmith talk contribs deleted page. Misspelled page name. Tag: Blanking | ||||
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23:06 (cur | prev) +923 RichardWSmith talk contribs New page. |
N 23:12 | Aerogel diffhist +924 RichardWSmith talk contribs Misspelled page name. oops. |
21:52 | Cosmic radiation diffhist 0 RichardWSmith talk contribs →Chronic effects on life: We want 2 meters of dirt not 1 for radiation protection. |
21:28 | Mars orbit diffhist +84 RichardWSmith talk contribs Fixed error and added how long between hohmman transfer orbits. |
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08:15 | Settlement Strategies 5 changes history +1,121 [Michel Lamontagne (2×); RichardWSmith (3×)] | |||
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08:15 (cur | prev) +7 Michel Lamontagne talk contribs →Aspect of transportation and development | ||||
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08:08 (cur | prev) +275 Michel Lamontagne talk contribs →Cost of transportation | ||||
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06:58 (cur | prev) +143 RichardWSmith talk contribs →Introduction: Mars could support exploitation of the asteroids. | ||||
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06:56 (cur | prev) +485 RichardWSmith talk contribs →Strategy 1: Minimum transport and intelligent self development: Discussed local production. | ||||
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06:44 (cur | prev) +211 RichardWSmith talk contribs →Introduction: Noted that very high price goods could be shipped from Mars. |
06:40 | Coronal Mass Ejections diffhist +133 RichardWSmith talk contribs →A hazard to settlers?: You need a storm shelter during a solar storm. |
15 September 2024
06:58 | Food preservation diffhist +272 RichardWSmith talk contribs Added radiation to list. |
06:47 | Hohmann transfer diffhist +908 RichardWSmith talk contribs Added a Free Return Trajectory. |
06:35 | Coronal Mass Ejections diffhist +449 RichardWSmith talk contribs Added a paragraph that says Martians will likely accept higher radiation doses than what is found on Earth. |
03:24 | Secondary radiation diffhist +381 RichardWSmith talk contribs Gave better explanation of secondary radiation. It can be produced from habitats walls. |
03:04 | Water diffhist +1,812 RichardWSmith talk contribs New section on climate change & polar obliquity. |
02:38 | Galactic Cosmic Rays diffhist -25 RichardWSmith talk contribs Fixed error, suggest more shielding. |
14 September 2024
00:32 | Carbon nanotube diffhist +144 RichardWSmith talk contribs Added use as a greenhouse nano-particle and a link. |
13 September 2024
19:54 | Digging machine diffhist +45 RichardWSmith talk contribs Added collecting dust to list. |
06:19 | Propellant storage diffhist +704 RichardWSmith talk contribs Added new section, back up energy source. |
06:07 | Sunlight diffhist +238 RichardWSmith talk contribs Note that there is enough sunlight on Mars for crops.. out to asteroid belt. |
12 September 2024
11 September 2024
03:22 | Volatiles diffhist +886 RichardWSmith talk contribs Discussed the relative abundance of volatile elements on Luna and Mars. |
10 September 2024
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22:29 | Water Infrastructure 2 changes history +797 [RichardWSmith (2×)] | |||
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22:29 (cur | prev) +263 RichardWSmith talk contribs →Melting: Added information, and organized section. | ||||
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22:21 (cur | prev) +534 RichardWSmith talk contribs →Melting: Greenhouse & mirrors to extract water. |
9 September 2024
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07:32 | Fusion Propulsion 4 changes history +6,935 [Michel Lamontagne (4×)] | |||
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07:32 (cur | prev) +2 Michel Lamontagne talk contribs | ||||
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07:04 | Nuclear fusion diffhist -6,832 Michel Lamontagne talk contribs |
6 September 2024
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08:31 | Eridania quadrangle 2 changes history +239 [Suitupshowup (2×)] | |||
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08:31 (cur | prev) +149 Suitupshowup talk contribs →Other features in Eridania quadrangle: added image | ||||
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08:29 (cur | prev) +90 Suitupshowup talk contribs →Martian gullies: added images |
08:11 | Argyre quadrangle diffhist +91 Suitupshowup talk contribs →Martian gullies: added images |
5 September 2024
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12:53 | Arabia quadrangle 2 changes history +931 [Suitupshowup (2×)] | |||
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12:53 (cur | prev) +125 Suitupshowup talk contribs →Other landscape features in Arabia quadrangle: added image | ||||
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12:47 (cur | prev) +805 Suitupshowup talk contribs →Other landscape features in Arabia quadrangle: added images |
4 September 2024
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16:14 | Sunlight 5 changes history +281 [RichardWSmith; Michel Lamontagne (4×)] | |||
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16:14 (cur | prev) +89 RichardWSmith talk contribs Added link to Smart windows. | ||||
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10:29 (cur | prev) 0 Michel Lamontagne talk contribs →Psychological and physiological effects of sunlight | ||||
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10:27 (cur | prev) +100 Michel Lamontagne talk contribs →Facts and figures | ||||
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10:53 | Nuclear power diffhist +485 RichardWSmith talk contribs →Molten Salt Reactors: Added SMR and Micro Reactors. Stub for now, I'll expand it more later. |
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N 10:42 | Talk:Nuclear fusion 2 changes history +273 [RichardWSmith; Michel Lamontagne] | |||
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10:42 (cur | prev) +105 RichardWSmith talk contribs Already have a fusion propulsion page. | ||||
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06:51 (cur | prev) +168 Michel Lamontagne talk contribs Created page with "Michel L : I've taken most of this information from a fusion page that I've created and maintain. https://sites.google.com/view/worldships/starship-design/fusion-drives" |
07:56 | Polyethylene diffhist +109 Michel Lamontagne talk contribs →In situ Production |
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07:54 | Solar panel 8 changes history +122 [Michel Lamontagne (8×)] | |||
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07:51 (cur | prev) +20 Michel Lamontagne talk contribs →Removal | ||||
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07:51 (cur | prev) +56 Michel Lamontagne talk contribs →Removal | ||||
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07:47 (cur | prev) +1 Michel Lamontagne talk contribs →Removal | ||||
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07:47 (cur | prev) -26 Michel Lamontagne talk contribs →Removal | ||||
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07:46 (cur | prev) -24 Michel Lamontagne talk contribs →Prevention | ||||
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07:44 (cur | prev) +102 Michel Lamontagne talk contribs →Brushing | ||||
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07:41 (cur | prev) +13 Michel Lamontagne talk contribs →Net energy gain (NEG) |
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07:26 | Greenhouse 5 changes history +89 [Michel Lamontagne (5×)] | |||
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07:26 (cur | prev) +3 Michel Lamontagne talk contribs →Multiplying Sunlight | ||||
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06:17 | Upload log Michel Lamontagne talk contribs uploaded File:Fusiondrive.png (General arrangement of a fusion drive) |
3 September 2024
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18:39 | Talk:Cost of energy on Mars 7 changes history +1,202 [RichardWSmith; Michel Lamontagne (6×)] | |||
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18:39 (cur | prev) +305 RichardWSmith talk contribs Looks good. | ||||
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N 18:02 | Nuclear fusion diffhist +983 RichardWSmith talk contribs New page. Deuterium is more common on Mars. |
17:50 | Nuclear power diffhist +83 RichardWSmith talk contribs Added link to nuclear fusion. |
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17:44 | Greenhouse 8 changes history +1,393 [RichardWSmith (8×)] | |||
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17:44 (cur | prev) +25 RichardWSmith talk contribs Added link. | ||||
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17:29 (cur | prev) +552 RichardWSmith talk contribs Mars does have enough light to grow crops. Added section on O2. | ||||
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17:19 (cur | prev) -15 RichardWSmith talk contribs →Flora and fauna: Added link. | ||||
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17:15 (cur | prev) +225 RichardWSmith talk contribs →Side-lit Greenhouse Concept: Easy to use insulated shutters | ||||
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17:13 (cur | prev) +85 RichardWSmith talk contribs →Side-lit Greenhouse Concept: Insulation, 2 m for radiation. | ||||
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17:07 (cur | prev) +3 RichardWSmith talk contribs →Multiplying Sunlight: fixed spelling error. | ||||
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17:06 (cur | prev) +170 RichardWSmith talk contribs Mars gets ~1/2 Earth's light. We don't need 3 times light for plants. | ||||
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17:01 (cur | prev) +348 RichardWSmith talk contribs →Water-shield Greenhouse Concept: Discussed radiation protection and time spent in greenhouse. |
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16:51 | Energy 7 changes history +916 [RichardWSmith (7×)] | |||
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16:51 (cur | prev) +483 RichardWSmith talk contribs Discuss using artificial light to grow food. | ||||
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16:39 (cur | prev) +100 RichardWSmith talk contribs →Demand: Added industry to table. Currently it takes very little power. | ||||
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16:34 (cur | prev) +72 RichardWSmith talk contribs →Solar photovoltaics: Add link to flow batteries. | ||||
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16:32 (cur | prev) +126 RichardWSmith talk contribs →Geothermal: May gain liquid water inexpensively | ||||
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16:31 (cur | prev) +44 RichardWSmith talk contribs →Nuclear: --> Night & process heat. | ||||
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16:29 (cur | prev) +37 RichardWSmith talk contribs →Nuclear: Added Link. | ||||
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06:59 (cur | prev) +32 RichardWSmith talk contribs Added mining and industry to list of big energy consumers. |
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14:37 | Talk:Energy 5 changes history +2,037 [RichardWSmith; Michel Lamontagne (4×)] | |||
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14:37 (cur | prev) +250 Michel Lamontagne talk contribs | ||||
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14:33 (cur | prev) +273 Michel Lamontagne talk contribs | ||||
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31 August 2024
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23:12 | Cost of energy on Mars 11 changes history +2,284 [RichardWSmith (11×)] | |||
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23:12 (cur | prev) +116 RichardWSmith talk contribs Effort of cleaning solar cells is less if we have an automated system to do so. | ||||
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23:09 (cur | prev) +17 RichardWSmith talk contribs →Process heat: made argument clearer | ||||
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23:07 (cur | prev) +705 RichardWSmith talk contribs Advantage of nuclear reactors is they provide process heat. | ||||
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22:38 (cur | prev) -328 RichardWSmith talk contribs →Discussion: Changed message to suggest we redo the nuclear costs using the HTR-PM small modular reactor. | ||||
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22:34 (cur | prev) +112 RichardWSmith talk contribs →Discussion: Removed line about assuming no bad dust storms. | ||||
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22:22 (cur | prev) +1,610 RichardWSmith talk contribs →Cost of a nuclear reactor: Added the HTR-PB pebble bed reactor. | ||||
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21:39 (cur | prev) +6 RichardWSmith talk contribs No reason to assume that the cost of fuel is not included in the reactor's cost. | ||||
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20:54 (cur | prev) -86 RichardWSmith talk contribs →Backup power: Removed discussion note, added sentence that food must be grown & stored in advance. | ||||
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20:49 (cur | prev) -204 RichardWSmith talk contribs →Solar panel energy production: removed sentence, dust reduction placed elsewhere. | ||||
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20:44 (cur | prev) +171 RichardWSmith talk contribs Worth buying higher efficiency solar cells, if they do not mass more. | ||||
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20:36 (cur | prev) +90 RichardWSmith talk contribs →Solar panel energy production: Added more on dust. |
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22:58 | Talk:Cost of energy on Mars 2 changes history +1,172 [RichardWSmith (2×)] | |||
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22:58 (cur | prev) +681 RichardWSmith talk contribs Added info on mass of tracking systems for solar panels. | ||||
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22:43 (cur | prev) +491 RichardWSmith talk contribs Added note to Michel. |
20:31 | Dust diffhist +1,245 RichardWSmith talk contribs Discussion of dust blocking solar cells. |
30 August 2024
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16:11 | Talk:Cost of energy on Mars 4 changes history +4,993 [RichardWSmith; Michel Lamontagne (3×)] | |||
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16:11 (cur | prev) +3,006 RichardWSmith talk contribs Rick talking in the talk page. | ||||
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15:03 (cur | prev) +315 Michel Lamontagne talk contribs | ||||
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06:43 | Calcium sulfate diffhist +344 RichardWSmith talk contribs Discussion of sulfates rather than carbonates. |
02:23 | Carbon dioxide diffhist +17 RichardWSmith talk contribs →In situ Production: Mars likely formed more sulphates rather than carbonates. |
29 August 2024
N 13:42 | Ionizing Radiation diffhist +2,630 RichardWSmith talk contribs New page. |
28 August 2024
03:37 | Solar radiation diffhist +276 RichardWSmith talk contribs →Protection: Solar storms are very dangerous. |
03:33 | Electromagnetic radiation diffhist +17 RichardWSmith talk contribs Fixed error. Thermal IR is 10 nanometers not 10 cm. |
26 August 2024
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14:39 | Cost of energy on Mars 11 changes history +2,981 [RichardWSmith (11×)] | |||
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14:39 (cur | prev) +267 RichardWSmith talk contribs →Discussion: Added supercritical CO2 reactors to discussion. | ||||
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14:02 (cur | prev) +141 RichardWSmith talk contribs →Alternative nuclear reactor designs: Added weasel words. Mentioned that LFTR is now being built. | ||||
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13:59 (cur | prev) -190 RichardWSmith talk contribs →Solar power overall cost: Organized this sections structure. I deleted my arguments against solar, as they are repeated in the discussion section below. | ||||
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13:54 (cur | prev) +39 RichardWSmith talk contribs →Backup power: Separated my arguments from original poster. | ||||
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13:47 (cur | prev) +5 RichardWSmith talk contribs →Discussion: Attributed the argument I made to... me. | ||||
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13:42 (cur | prev) +720 RichardWSmith talk contribs →Discussion: major work in this section, and added a discussion section. | ||||
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13:22 (cur | prev) +1,266 RichardWSmith talk contribs →Discussion: Added to this section in several places. | ||||
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12:50 (cur | prev) +316 RichardWSmith talk contribs →Alternative nuclear reactor designs: Added modular reactors & LFTR | ||||
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12:42 (cur | prev) +130 RichardWSmith talk contribs →Solar power overall cost: High radiation lowers lifespan of PV cells. | ||||
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12:37 (cur | prev) +165 RichardWSmith talk contribs →Backup power: This section seems to assume that dust storms don't get worse than 10% reduction in power. Call for discussion. | ||||
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12:34 (cur | prev) +44 RichardWSmith talk contribs Dust storms usually block 30 to 60% of energy, not 95%. |
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14:33 | Nuclear power 6 changes history +1,253 [RichardWSmith (6×)] | |||
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14:33 (cur | prev) +111 RichardWSmith talk contribs →Operations: Added link to supercritical CO2 turbines. | ||||
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14:28 (cur | prev) +171 RichardWSmith talk contribs Modern reactors on Mars could be more efficient than 40% heat to electricity. | ||||
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12:27 (cur | prev) +135 RichardWSmith talk contribs Added new problem, don't melt permafrost if you have structures supported by it. | ||||
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12:24 (cur | prev) +350 RichardWSmith talk contribs Gave two examples of how this would be useful on Mars. | ||||
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12:18 (cur | prev) +7 RichardWSmith talk contribs →Molten Salt Reactors | ||||
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12:17 (cur | prev) +361 RichardWSmith talk contribs →Molten Salt Reactors: Added link, and several minor tweaks. |
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12:05 | LFTR 2 changes history +436 [RichardWSmith (2×)] | |||
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12:05 (cur | prev) +180 RichardWSmith talk contribs Error: changed solar storm to dust storm which is what was meant. Mentioned dust storms & cleaning PV. | ||||
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11:52 (cur | prev) +256 RichardWSmith talk contribs China is building first LFTR in gobi desert to open in 2029 plus link. |
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11:38 | Thorium 2 changes history -132 [RichardWSmith (2×)] | |||
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11:38 (cur | prev) -63 RichardWSmith talk contribs Removed redundant sentence because it was not needed and because it was repetitive. Also two sentences said the same thing twice. | ||||
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11:29 (cur | prev) -91 RichardWSmith talk contribs Added citation. Made wishy-washy sentence clearer & stronger. |
09:47 | Ismenius Lacus quadrangle diffhist +437 Suitupshowup talk contribs →Volcanoes under ice: added images |
06:48 | Space launch system diffhist +111 Michel Lamontagne talk contribs |
24 August 2024
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17:37 | The beauty of Mars from 150 miles 2 changes history +180 [Suitupshowup (2×)] | |||
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17:37 (cur | prev) +15 Suitupshowup talk contribs added image | ||||
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17:35 (cur | prev) +165 Suitupshowup talk contribs added image |
08:16 | Casius quadrangle diffhist +469 Suitupshowup talk contribs →Linear ridge networks: added images |
23 August 2024
23:46 | Mars orbit diffhist +297 RichardWSmith talk contribs Expanded this very short article a bit. |
23:38 | Space launch system diffhist +281 RichardWSmith talk contribs Added section on high cost of use and cost overruns. |
23:19 | Global warming diffhist +260 RichardWSmith talk contribs Added link. Expanded article slightly. |
23:09 | Heavy Ions diffhist +159 RichardWSmith talk contribs The conclusion that heavy ions will require all settlements to have shielding BETTER than a solar storm shelter is wrong. Rewrote this paragraph. |
22:57 | Mars diffhist -12 RichardWSmith talk contribs →Aereography (Martian Geography): Mars does not have very strong winds. |
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22:51 | Geothermal energy 3 changes history +674 [RichardWSmith (3×)] | |||
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22:51 (cur | prev) +244 RichardWSmith talk contribs Added link showing Mars may have had eruptions 53,000 years ago. | ||||
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22:47 (cur | prev) +239 RichardWSmith talk contribs Geothermal might also generate water. | ||||
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22:44 (cur | prev) +191 RichardWSmith talk contribs →Availability: If volcanoes were active 10M years ago, then there still are geothermal hot spots. |
22:39 | Origin of Mars and its Elemental Composition diffhist +141 RichardWSmith talk contribs Noted that Mars formed farther from the Sun, so may have started with more volatiles. |
22:33 | Dental caries diffhist +41 RichardWSmith talk contribs →Fluoride: Most fluorides are very toxic. This page is talking about Calcium Fluoride |
22:26 | Dynamo diffhist +349 RichardWSmith talk contribs Discussed planets forming their magnetic field this way. |
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02:33 | Atmospheric loss 2 changes history +1,032 [RichardWSmith (2×)] | |||
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02:33 (cur | prev) +318 RichardWSmith talk contribs More on sun getting hotter over time. | ||||
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02:24 (cur | prev) +717 RichardWSmith talk contribs Added discussion of Faint Young Sun paradox. |
22 August 2024
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21:17 User account Azizov-ulvi talk contribs was created by Jburk talk contribs and password was sent by email | ||||
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21:17 User account Ceolin11 talk contribs was created by Jburk talk contribs and password was sent by email |
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N 21:08 | Clathrates 2 changes history +2,077 [RichardWSmith (2×)] | |||
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21:08 (cur | prev) +231 RichardWSmith talk contribs Added reference on formation and stability of clathrates. | ||||
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20:29 (cur | prev) +1,670 RichardWSmith talk contribs New page. |