Inner solar system : prospective energy and material resources /: prospective energy and material resources. (2015)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Viorel Badescu, Kris Zacny, editors.
• Editors: Badescu, Viorel; Zacny, Kris
• Contents: Inner Planets: Origins, Interiors, Commonality and Differences -- Mercury and Venus: Significant Results from MESSENGER and Venus Express Missions -- Mercury -- the Sunshine Planet -- Accessing the Venus Lower Atmosphere and Surface- from Venera and Pioneer Venus to VISE and VITaL -- Special Orbits for Mercury observation -- Low-thrust Earth-Venus Trajectories -- Estimation of the Fuel Consumption for Space Trip to Venus and Mercury -- Drilling and Sample Transfer Mechanisms for Potential Missions to Venus -- Pneumatic Drilling and Excavation in Support of Venus Science and Exploration -- Power System Options for Venus Exploration Missions: Past, Present and Future -- Production of Energy for Venus by Electron Wind Generator -- Photovoltaic power resources on Mercury and Venus -- Flight Apparatuses and Balloons in Venus Atmosphere -- Mercury, Venus and Titan -- Deployable Structures for Venus Surface and Atmospheric Missions -- A Systems Approach to the Exploration and Resource Utilization of Venus and Mercury -- Artificial Magnetic Field for Venus -- Business Modalities of the Inner Solar System: Planets with Potential? -- Economic Development of Mercury: A Comparison with Mars Colonization -- Terraforming Mercury -- Terraforming Mercury and Venus -- Cloud Ten.
• Publisher Details: Cham : Springer
• Publication Date: 2015
• Copyright Date: 2015
• Extent: 1 online resource (xxvii, 497 pages), illustrations (some colors)
• Subjects: 623.4; Energy; Space mining; TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING -- Military Science; Exploration of outer space; Space mining; Engineering; Energy Technology; Aerospace Technology and Astronautics; Energy, general; Planetology; Astronomy, Astrophysics and Cosmology; Technology & Engineering -- Aeronautics & Astronautics; Technology & Engineering -- Power Resources -- General; Science -- Earth Sciences -- Geology; Science -- Astronomy; Aerospace & aviation technology; Energy technology & engineering; Solar system: the Sun & planets; Theoretical & mathematical astronomy; Astronautics; Planetology; Astronomy; Outer space -- Exploration; Outer space; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9783319195698; 3319195697
• Related ISBNs: 9783319195681; 3319195689
• Notes: Note: Online resource; title from PDF title page (SpringerLink, viewed July 8, 2015).
• Access Rights: Legal Deposit; Only available on premises controlled by the deposit library and to one user at any one time; The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK).
• Access Usage: Restricted: Printing from this resource is governed by The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK) and UK copyright law currently in force.