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Inner Solar System

Prospective Energy and Material Resources

  • Viorel Badescu
  • Kris Zacny

  • Recent research on Prospective Energy and Material Resources on the Inner Solar System

  • Carefully edited book dedicated to the Inner Solar System prospective energy and material resources

  • Written by leading experts in the field

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Table of contents

  1. Front Matter
    Pages i-xxvii
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  2. Inner Planets: Origins, Interiors, Commonality and Differences
    J. Marvin Herndon
    Pages 1-27
  3. Mercury and Venus: Significant Results from MESSENGER and Venus Express Missions
    Sanjay S. Limaye
    Pages 29-56
  4. Mercury the Sunshine Planet
    Johannes Benkhoff
    Pages 57-70
  5. Accessing the Venus Lower Atmosphere and Surface- from Venera and Pioneer Venus to VISE and VITaL
    Michael Amato, David Williams
    Pages 71-100
  6. Special Orbits for Mercury Observation
    Generoso Aliasi, Giovanni Mengali, Alessandro A. Quarta
    Pages 101-126
  7. Low-Thrust Earth-Venus Trajectories
    Alessandro A. Quarta, Giovanni Mengali, Generoso Aliasi
    Pages 127-145
  8. Estimation of the Fuel Consumption for Space Trip to Mercury and Venus
    Alexander A. Bolonkin
    Pages 147-162
  9. Drilling and Sample Transfer Mechanisms for Potential Missions to Venus
    Yoseph Bar-Cohen, Xiaoqi Bao, Mircea Badescu, Stewart Sherrit, Hyeong Jae Lee, Kris Zacny et al.
    Pages 163-187
  10. Pneumatic Drilling and Excavation in Support of Venus Science and Exploration
    Kris Zacny, Justin Spring, Gale Paulsen, Stephen Ford, Philip Chu, Steve Kondos
    Pages 189-235
  11. Power System Options for Venus Exploration Missions: Past, Present and Future
    Simon D. Fraser
    Pages 237-249
  12. Production of Energy for Venus by Electron Wind Generator
    Alexander A. Bolonkin
    Pages 251-266
  13. Photovoltaic Power Resources on Mercury and Venus
    T. E. Girish, S. Aranya
    Pages 267-274
  14. Flight Apparatuses and Balloons in Venus Atmosphere
    Alexander A. Bolonkin
    Pages 275-287
  15. Mercury, Venus and Titan
    Sushruth Kamath, Jullian Rivera, Michael Garcia, Haym Benaroya
    Pages 289-335
  16. Deployable Structures for Venus Surface and Atmospheric Missions
    K. Ozdemir
    Pages 337-363
  17. A Systems Approach to the Exploration and Resource Utilization of Venus and Mercury
    Dragoş Alexandru Păun
    Pages 365-381
  18. Artificial Magnetic Field for Venus
    Alexander A. Bolonkin
    Pages 383-393
  19. Business Modalities of the Inner Solar System: Planets with Potential?
    Mike H. Ryan, Ida Kutschera
    Pages 395-406
  20. Economic Development of Mercury: A Comparison with Mars Colonization
    Alexander A. Bolonkin
    Pages 407-419

About this book

Introduction

This book investigates Venus and Mercury prospective energy and material resources. It is a collection of topics related to exploration and utilization of these bodies. It presents past and future technologies and solutions to old problems that could become reality in our life time. The book therefore is a great source of condensed information for specialists interested in current and impending Venus and Mercury related activities and a good starting point for space researchers, inventors, technologists and potential investors.

 

Written for researchers, engineers, and businessmen interested in Venus and Mercury exploration and exploitation.

Keywords

Asteroid Mining Energy Resources Inner Solar System Material Resources Mercury Venus

Editors and affiliations

  • Viorel Badescu
    • 1
  • Kris Zacny
    • 2
  1. 1.Candida Oancea Institute, Polytechnic University of BucharestBucharestRomania
  2. 2.Honeybee RoboticsPasadenaUSA

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