MaverickSawyer
Acolyte of the Probe
OK, Gary gave the go ahead to discuss science objectives for OFMM surface excursions.
My :2cents: : perform research into structural properties of the regolith, and how it could be used as a building material for permanenet habitats with integral radiation shielding. My idea runs along the lines of Underhill from Red Mars, by Kim Stanley Robinson. We can't model that right now, but it's a possible RL objective.
Another science mission: Ground-based Areology, specifically regarding feedstock materials for manufaturing processed materials, such as metal, glass, fuel, etc.
From a planetary protection standpoint, we should land near the equator, since there is little water there to support life as we know it.
My :2cents: : perform research into structural properties of the regolith, and how it could be used as a building material for permanenet habitats with integral radiation shielding. My idea runs along the lines of Underhill from Red Mars, by Kim Stanley Robinson. We can't model that right now, but it's a possible RL objective.
Another science mission: Ground-based Areology, specifically regarding feedstock materials for manufaturing processed materials, such as metal, glass, fuel, etc.
From a planetary protection standpoint, we should land near the equator, since there is little water there to support life as we know it.
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