Requirements for Establishment of Site Data for a Permanent Mars Settlement Damon Ellender, Mars...

Requirements for Establishment of Site Data for a Permanent

Mars SettlementDamon Ellender, Mars Homestead

Project Programming Team

Outline

• The Mars Homestead Project

• Site Criteria and Selection

• Potential Settlement Sites

• Site Information Required

Mars Homestead Project

Bulk Gas Plant

Greenhouses

DRM Habs

Private RoomsManufacturing

Reactors

Interior

Mining

Plan View

To Arrive, Survive, and Thrive TM

Site Criteria

• Located within 500-1000 kms of the Meridiani Expedition landing site

• Located near substantial subsurface aquifer• Located within range of additional sites of scientific

interest• Located at low altitudes of -3 to -4 km below datum• Minimal obstructions to local terrain• Located near substantial mineral resources• Located near the equator• Located in hill or cliffline• Located with reasonable range of spacecraft landing

zone

MHP Site #1MHP Site #2

MHP Site #3

Opportunity Site

Potential Settlement Sites

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Site #1 Ares Valles (17.34°W, 4.09°N)

Site #2 Arabia Terra (356.90°W, 2.14°N):

Site #3 Schiaparelli Crater (347.37°W, 2.90°S)

Site Information Required

• Resource Identification, Sampling, and Recovery– Location of Water Resources– Detailed Mapping and Seismography Collection – Confirmation of Atmospheric Composition– Confirmation of Regolith Composition and Water Content

• Confirmation of Construction Methods– “Cut and Fill” Process

• Other Experimentation– Water Well Drilling and Proving– Automated Greenhouse– Brick and Concrete Manufacture– Metal and Glass Extraction and Refining Methods

Location of Water Resources

• Subsurface Aquifers

• Regolith Water Recovery Methods

• Surface Concentrations

Detailed Mapping and Seismography

• Aquifer Location• Required for Drilling

Test Wells• Geological and Civil

Engineering Assessment

• Location of Additional Mineral Resources

Confirmation of Atmospheric Composition

• Composition

• Physical Properties

• Separation Techniques

• Fuel Manufacture

Confirmation of Regolith Composition

• Mechanical Properties

• Physical Properties

• Chemical Composition

• Water Content

Confirmation of Construction Methods

• “Cut and Fill” Methodology

• Slope Stability

• Fragmentation and Removal Methods

• Materials Testing in Mars Ambient Conditions

Water Well Drilling and Proving

• Detailed Drilling Siesmology

• Operational Testing of Drill Platform

• Proving Water Flow Rates

• Recovered Water • Composition Testing

Automated Greenhouse Setup

• Supply of seeds, soils, and nutrients.

• Testbed for future

• Setup and Commissioning

Other Experimentation

• Brick Manufacture

• Concrete Manufacture

• Metal Extraction and Refining

• Glassmaking Methods

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