GEIPAN: Le GEIPAN. Upper Hab Deck @ MDRS Mobile Agents (April 2005) Click here to contact Bruce or send comments on this website. [ home | news | projects | photos | art | pen | voice | vid | contact | search ] Ethics of terraforming. The ethics of terraforming has constituted a philosophical debate within biology, ecology, and environmental ethics as to whether terraforming other worlds is an ethical endeavor. Support[edit] On the pro-terraforming side of the argument, there are those like Robert Zubrin and Richard L. S. Taylor who believe that it is humanity's moral obligation to make other worlds suitable for Terran life, as a continuation of the history of life transforming the environments around it on Earth. They also point out that Earth will eventually be destroyed as nature takes its course, so that humanity faces a very long-term choice between terraforming other worlds or allowing all Earth life to become extinct.
Dr. Dr. Richard Taylor more succinctly exemplified this point of view with the slogan, “move over microbe”.[3] Some critics label this argument as an example of anthropocentrism. Martyn J. Criticism[edit] McKay put his views in these words: Future prospects[edit] References[edit] Further reading[edit] Mars on Earth | Motherboard. Twenty minutes north of the tiny town of Hanksville sits a lone cylindrical building tucked into the craggy red surface of Utah’s San Rafael Swell. The spaceship-like structure houses the Mars Desert Research Station, an environment created by the Mars Society, a growing non-profit organization that supports the research, exploration, and eventual colonization of the mysterious red planet. The swell, chosen as a simulation site for its topical resemblance to Mars, provides researchers with an opportunity to live and work in an environment that’s as close to outer space as is earthly possible.
Their “Mars Analog” station is staffed by a small group of Mars devotees (some scientists, some not) living in complete “sim”—wearing spacesuits when they venture outside, consuming only dehydrated, shelf-stable food like Bisquick and ghee, and abiding by the “if it’s yellow, let it mellow” adage in an effort to conserve water. See this and more at Motherboard. Meanwhile on Mars:The Effects of Long Term Space Isolation.
0 Flares Twitter 0 Facebook 0 Reddit 0 StumbleUpon 0 LinkedIn 0 inShare0 Google+ 0 0 Flares × simulation of Martian surface A mission to Mars might sound like a far off pipe dream, but researchers around the world are well into the process of figuring out how it would work. In fact, when it comes to longterm space flight and isolation, studies like the European Space Agency’s Mars500 have already yielded important answers about how astronauts can best handle the physical and mental challenges. In November of 2011, six astronauts emerged from a space flight isolation simulation that lasted 520 days. During this lengthy time period the international crew is subjected to many of the types of stresses and tasks that would be part of a journey to Mars, which includes total isolation from earth, having only fellow crew members, as well as 20-minute delayed voice contact with mission control and conversations with family members similar to other space missions.
Mars500 crew Mars500 gym. The Discovery of Life on Mars. By Andrew D. Basiago President Mars Anomaly Research Society December 12, 2008 from ExopoliticsBlogs Website There is life on Mars. Evidence that the Red Planet harbors life and has for eons was discovered by the author by examining NASA photograph PIA10214, a westward view of the West Valley of the Columbia Basin in the Gusev Crater that was taken by the Mars Exploration Rover Spirit in November 2007 and beamed back to the Earth.
This photograph has been the subject of public speculation since January 2008, when what appeared to be the figure of a human female was found jutting from the edge of a plateau. Intrigued by this anomaly, the author subjected PIA10214 to further photo-analytic scrutiny and discovered that the photograph contains other images of human and animal life forms that constitute the first evidence of life on Mars. In this paper, the author presents his initial data related to his discovery of life on Mars in PIA10214 in five areas, namely, Reptilian species predominate.
Explore the planet Mars with realistic Mars habitats, rockets, ground cars and robots. The Serpent Dust Devil of Mars (ESP_026051_2160) A towering dust devil casts a serpentine shadow over the Martian surface in this stunning, late springtime image of Amazonis Planitia.
The length of the shadow indicates that the dust plume reaches more than 800 meters, or half a mile, in height. The tail of the plume does not trace the path of the dust devil, which had been following a steady course towards the southeast and left a bright track behind it. The delicate arc in the plume was produced by a westerly breeze at about a 250-meter height that blew the top of the plume towards the east. The westerly winds and the draw of warmth to the south combine to guide dust devils along southeast trending paths, as indicated by the tracks of many previous dust-devils.
The dust plume itself is about 30 meters in diameter. Numerous bright tracks trend from northwest to southeast. It is interesting to see that these tracks are bright, whereas dust-devil tracks elsewhere on Mars are usually dark. Proposed Future Landing Site in Ladon Valles Basin (ESP_029304_1600) Usage Policy All of the images produced by HiRISE and accessible on this site are within the public domain: there are no restrictions on their usage by anyone in the public, including news or science organizations. We do ask for a credit line where possible: Image: NASA/JPL/University of Arizona Postscript For information about NASA and agency programs on the Web, visit: NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory, a division of the California Institute of Technology in Pasadena, Calif., manages the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter for NASA's Science Mission Directorate, Washington.
Lockheed Martin Space Systems is the prime contractor for the project and built the spacecraft. The HiRISE camera was built by Ball Aerospace and Technology Corporation and is operated by the University of Arizona. The image data were processed using the U.S. Anaglyph Images. Mars Desert Research Station. Buy Land on Mars - One acre parcel of land on Mars - MoonEstates.com. Extraterrestrial Property and Space Law: Frequently Asked Questions.
This page is a statement of how MoonEstates.com Ltd view the "legalities" of selling extraterrestrial property. 1. What is the law today? With regard to extraterrestrial property sales, two treaties exist today. These treaties do not refer to "ownership" as such, they more commonly refer to the "exploitation of the Moon and other celestial bodies for profit purposes", and extraterrestrial property sales distinctly fall under that section. The Outer Space Treaty of 1967 explicitly forbids any government from claiming a celestial resource such as the Moon or a planet. What does this mean? The United Nations and all countries that signed the Outer Space Treaty became aware of this vital omission almost immediately after the treaty was ratified in 1967. 2. The Moon Treaty, had it been ratified, would have forbidden the exploitation of Space, the Moon and other celestial bodies for profit motives. 3. 4.
No you can't. 5. 6. 7. A vendre : lune en parcelles - Teva.fr. En cette semaine de célébration du premier pas sur la lune, sachez que pour une poignée d’euros vous pourrez désormais la... décrocher! Reste à savoir comment vous ferez valoir votre titre de propriété en cas d’invasion extraterrestre. A vendre : Lune en parcelles - Thomas Pate/www.sxc.hu Une idée venue d'ailleurs « Demandez-moi la lune », c'est en substance ce que propose depuis 1980, Dennis Hope un homme d'affaires californien particulièrement fûté.
Et n'allez pas croire qu'il parle au sens figuré. A vendre : Lune en parcelles - © Mikha S. Les stars s'arrachent la Lune Au prix de 16 dollars les 700 hectares, les demandes n'ont pas manqué. A vendre : Lune en parcelles - © Doru Lupeanu/www.sxc.hu Un plan en or ? Plus sérieusement. A vendre : Lune en parcelles - © D.R. Défense d'entrer! Seulement voilà, un grain de sable teuton est venu perturber les rouages de ce « market space » bien huilé. A vendre : Lune en parcelles - © Arnaque or not arnaque ? Expedition Two to the Australian Mars Analog. The Mars Society In August of 1998, seven hundred inviduals gathered at the Founding Convention of the Mars Society in Boulder, Colorado. Since then the Mars Society has grown to over 3,000 members worldwide, with thousands more subscribed to the organization’s main newsletter, and hundreds of thousands of visitors to its websites every year.
The Mars Society of Canada is incorporated as its own organization that participates in the international efforts of the Mars Society chapters around the globe, as well as having initiated its own research projects. The Mars Society was founded to further the goal of the exploration and settlement of the Red Planet. Broad public outreach to instill the vision of pioneering Mars.
Why? A world with a surface area the size of the combined continents of the Earth, the Red Planet contains all the elements needed to support life. Indeed, with so much at stake, Mars is a test for us. Up Expedition-Mars.org is owned by Mars Society of Canada, Inc. Looking for Butch Cassidy. Butch Cassidy's hideout, Robbers Roost, is located in a very hidden spot here in Utah.
We were determined to find it. As you can see, it's located in the middle of nowhere. We headed east from Highway 24 just north of Hanksville. The roads weren't too bad, except for this huge pile of sand blown across the road. We had some GPS coordinates, and managed to find the parking area. From here you walk east about 1/2 mile. Whoa! I just couldn't believe we found it! I need a good foreground - well, how about a gift from one of our new friends? Me posing with my buddy, Susie the Garmin. We didn't find Butch, but all around the chimney were poems tied to the bushes - some seem to have been written by children. Expedition Epsilon Outreach. 1150 East Dirty Devil Canyon, Hanksville UT. MDRS - The Mars Society. About Free Mars! Free Mars! "The Tree of Liberty must be refreshed from time to time with the blood of patriots and tyrants. " -Thomas Jefferson- About Free Mars! Free Mars! Is where we can have some fun and philosophize as well as promoting the exploration and settlement of that planet.
In the TV series "Babylon 5" (1993-1998) Free Mars was the small but valiant rebel force on that planet struggling against the tyranny of the corrupt Earth Gov. But J. MN SFS is a chapter not only of NSS but, we have also become a chapter of the Mars Society. Bob Zubrin's Mars Declaration (The Mars Society's call to Colonization) Coming Soon: Free Mars! Home. A mission to Mars, in Utah. By Stacy Teicher Khadaroo, Staff writer of The Christian Science Monitor / March 26, 2008 Skip to next paragraph Subscribe Today to the Monitor Click Here for your FREE 30 DAYS ofThe Christian Science MonitorWeekly Digital Edition Granted, this "Mars" was the Utah desert, but spending two weeks on a simulated mission to the Red Planet gave him a taste of what it would be like to fulfill his dream.
And the freeze-dried flavor didn't dampen his enthusiasm. He was part of an eight-person international crew including engineers, a biologist, and a GPS expert all doing their own research. For two weeks, they traded earthly conveniences for scientific progress. The Mars Society has been running mock missions since 2002 to promote – and prepare for – sending humans to a frontier that only telescopes and rovers have explored so far. Mr. During Cunio's mission in February, he tracked supplies in the MIT research team's Smart Small Logistics Container – garbage bags, batteries, latex gloves. Welcome to GalaxyGarden.net. | One of the world's preeminent artists inspired by astronomy. Contact: Jon Lomberg P.O. Box 207 Honaunau, Hawaii 96726 USA lomberg@aloha.net www.jonlomberg.com 808-328-9598 Honaunau, Hawaii, Dec.2, 2011 CURIOSITY’S MARTIAN SUNDIAL: an instrument and a special message is sent to Mars aboard NASA’s latest mission.
Artist Jon Lomberg, working with a team of space scientists, announces the launch of a new message artifact destined for the surface of Mars: a sundial whose four edges each contain a panel of text and image, written by Jim Bell and the MER sundial team and accompanied by graphics designed by Lomberg. NASA’s latest and most ambitious scientific mission to Mars is the Mars Science Lander called Curiosity. Like its predecessors on NASA’s Mars Exploration Rovers Spirit and Opportunity, this new sundial doubles as the camera color calibration target for the Mastcam camera system that is the rover’s primary instrument for imaging the surface of Mars.
The illustrations of the message try to evoke our species’ long fascination with the Red Planet. Storybook Wishes for Martian Rovers. The Martian rovers Opportunity and Spirit have represented optimism, hope and even cuteness to millions of people dreaming about discoveries on the Red Planet. How appropriate, then, that the newest rover, Curiosity, should carry a sundial with sentiments and illustrations worthy of classic children’s literature.
Curiosity blasted off onboard an Atlas 5 rocket on November 26 and is currently heading for Mars with an August 2012 landing date. The sundial doubles as the color-calibration target for the Mast camera (Mastcam) that will capture the Martian landscape. Its image will be transmitted from Mars to Earth many times, and students might use it to learn about the ways that such simple but elegant instruments can be used to determine the time, date, season and latitude on a planetary surface with atmospheric hues different from our own. And it will remain on Mars for the benefit of future space travelers. Colleges Battle It Out in Mars Rover Competition [Slide Show]: Scientific American Slideshows. Great Gallery, Utah. Devon island mars. Mount Pennell (UT)
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