We have examined the technologies required to enable Mars In-Situ Resource Utilization (ISRU) because our understanding of Mars resources has changed significantly in the last five years as a result of recent robotic missions to the red planet. Two major developments, (1) confirmation of the presence of near-surface water in the form of ice in very large amounts at high latitudes by the Phoenix Lander and (2) the likely existence of water at lower latitudes in the form of hydrates or ice in the top one meter of the regolith, have the potential to change ISRU technology selection. A brief technology assessment was performed for the most promising Mars atmospheric gas processing techniques: Reverse Water Gas Shift (RWGS) and Methanation (aka Sabatier), as well as an overview of soil processing technology to extract water from Martian soil.


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    Title :

    Mars in Situ Resource Utilization Technology Evaluation



    Conference:

    50TH AIAA Aerospace Sciences Meeting ; 2012 ; Nashville, TN, United States


    Publication date :

    2012-01-09


    Type of media :

    Conference paper


    Type of material :

    No indication


    Language :

    English




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