CONTENTS

(Volume 107, Science and Technology Series,
Mars Expedition Planning)

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FOREWORD     vii

WEATHER FOR MARTIAN EXPEDITIONS    1

Predicting Weather Conditions and Climate for Mars Expeditions (AAS 03-301), P. L. Read, S. R. Lewis, S. J. Bingham and C. E. Newman    3

SCIENCE ON MARTIAN EXPEDITIONS    23

Scientific Goals for Martian Expeditions (AAS 03-302), Christopher P. McKay    25

Exobiological Protocol and Laboratory for the Human Exploration of Mars – Lessons from a Polar Impact Crater (AAS 03-303), Charles S. Cockell, Stephen Braham, Bill Clancey, Pascal Lee and Darlene S. S. Lim    33

Expedition One: A Mars Analog Research Station 30-Day Mission (AAS 03-304), Rocky Persaud, Shannon Rupert Robles, Jonathan D. A. Clarke, Steven Dawson, Graham A. Mann, James Waldie, Stan Piechocinski and John Roesch    53

Strategies for Investigating Martian Microenvironments for Evidence of Life: The Expedition One Experience (AAS 03-305), Nancy B. Wood and Jonathan D. A. Clarke    89

A Systematic Approach to Investigations at Mars Analog Research Stations (AAS 03-306), Rocky Persaud    103

Trophy Fishing: Early Expeditions to Spacecraft Relics on Mars (AAS 03-307), Stephen Baxter    123

From Utah to Mars: Regolith–Landform Mapping and its Application (AAS 03-308), Jonathan D. A. Clarke and Colin F. Pain    131

EXPEDITION CHALLENGES ON MARS    161

The Desert Crossings of Mars (AAS 03-309), Charles S. Cockell    163

The Trans-Mars Expedition – A Long-Distance, Long-Duration Scientific EVA (AAS 03-310), Charles S. Cockell    175

The Trans-Hellas Crossing – An Exercise in Martian Expedition Planning (AAS 03-311), Authored by: Trans Hellas Expedition Planning Team    199

Mountaineering and Climbing on Mars (AAS 03-312), Keith L. Cowing    209

Martian Mountaineering Expeditions (AAS 03-313), Charles S. Cockell    231

Field Innovations in Support of Martian Polar Expeditions (AAS 03-314), Charles S. Cockell    245

 

PLANNING TOOLS FOR EXPEDITIONS    257

Implementation of a Traverse Generation Assistant for Long-Distance Pressurized Rover Expeditions (AAS 03-315), Nicholas Wilkinson    259

Potential Capabilities and Uses of an Integrated Data Logging Device During a Human Mars Exploration Mission (AAS 03-316), Stan Piechocinski, E. Cellucci, J. D. A. Clarke, J. Laing, B. Orlotti, R. Persaud, A. Solignac and N. B. Wood    273

EXPEDITION MOBILITY    287

A 5-Day Mars-Analog Pressurized Rover Mission (AAS 03-317), Rocky Persaud and Shannon Rupert Robles    289

Analog Pressurized Mars Rover Design (AAS 03-318), Anna Paulson, William Green and Chad Rowland    299

Comparative Fields Tests of Pressured Rover Prototypes (AAS 03-319), Graham A. Mann, Nancy B. Wood, Jonathan D. A. Clarke, Stanley Piechocinski, Matthew Bamsey and Jennifer H. Laing    313

Power Generation and Energy Usage in a Pressurized Mars Rover (AAS 03-320), Anton Vanderwyst, Jim Beyer, Christian Passow, Anna Paulson and Chad Rowland    327

Wings on Mars: Unmanned Aerial Exploration of Mars (AAS 03-321), John F. McGowan, III    341

EXPEDITION ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT    361

Microbial Ecology of the Surface Exploration of Mars with Human- Operated Vehicles (AAS 03-322), Andrew C. Schuerger    363

EXPEDITION HUMAN FACTORS    387

Lessons from Previous Expeditions for the Human Exploration of Mars (AAS 03-323), Jack Stuster    389

Human Factors Studies for a Mars Expedition (AAS 03-324), Steven J. Dawson, John E. Roesch and Amaury Solignac    403

Automating CapCom: Pragmatic Operations and Technology Research for Human Exploration of Mars (AAS 03-325), William J. Clancey    411

Mars Mission Planning: The Next Step (AAS 03-326), Donald C Barker    431

EXPEDITION MEDICINE    439

Medical Issues for a Human Mission to Mars and Martian Surface Expeditions (AAS 03-327), Jeffrey A. Jones, Michael Barratt, Rainer Effenhauser, Charles S. Cockell and Pascal Lee    441

Martian Expedition Medicine (AAS 03-328), Charles S. Cockell    469

APPENDICES    479

Publications of the American Astronautical Society    480

Advances in the Astronautical Sciences    481
Science and Technology Series    469
AAS History Series    496

INDEX    499

Numerical Index    501

Author Index    503

Key Word Index    505