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Water Electrolysis Technologies for Extraterrestrial Water Resource Conversion

EcoEnergy, EarlyView.
This paper reviews four water electrolysis technologies for extraterrestrial water conversion: alkaline water electrolysis, proton exchange membrane water electrolysis, solid oxide water electrolysis, and anion exchange membrane water electrolysis. It elaborates on their mechanisms, components, and integration, highlighting challenges such as water ...
Yawen Jiang, Yuan Zhao, Lin Zu, Lili Ling, Yongwei Zhao, Jun Di, Pin Song   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Evolution of the Martian Atmosphere [PDF]

Icarus, 1994
Carbon dioxide, nitrogen, and the nonradiogenic and radiogenic noble gases are tracked from primordial inventories to their present states in a revised model of atmospheric evolution on Mars. Elemental and isotopic abundances evolve by hydrodynamic escape, impact erosion, outgassing, sputtering, photochemical escape of nitrogen, and carbonate formation
openaire   +1 more source

In Situ Acoustic Monitoring of Focused Femtosecond Pulse Duration in Air

Laser &Photonics Reviews, EarlyView.
Air‐breakdown acoustics at the laser focus is used to determine femtosecond pulse duration with a simple USB microphone. By chirp‐tuning and compressing 1030 nm pulses from 241 to 50 fs, the acoustic amplitude scales inversely proportional to the square root of the pulse duration, enabling in situ readout over 50 fs–5 ps—crucial for precise pulse ...
Indrė Meškėlaitė, Hsin‐Hui Huang, Haoran Mu, Nguyen Hoai An Le, Tomas Katkus, Edvinas Aleksandravičius, Gabrielius Kontenis, Domas Paipulas, Saulius Juodkazis, Darius Gailevičius   +9 more
wiley   +1 more source

Interplanetary frontiers: terraforming from an invasion science perspective

Oikos, EarlyView.
The pursuit of a multi‐planetary existence represents one of humanity's greatest frontiers. If applied justly, it offers an opportunity to extend its civilization's lifespan amid escalating sustainability crises on Earth. One approach increasingly gaining traction is terraforming, a hitherto theoretical ecological and evolutionary experiment revolving ...
Teun Everts, Ronaldo Sousa, Phillip J. Haubrock   +2 more
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The Evolution of Autonomous Systems for Planetary Cave Exploration: A Review

Journal of Field Robotics, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The exploration of Subsurface Access Points (SAPs), such as lava tubes on the Moon and Mars, has gained significant interest due to their potential as stable environments shielded from surface radiation and temperature extremes. These sites are considered high‐value targets for detecting water and signs of ancient life, and assessing their ...
Sarah Swinton, Daniel Mitchell, Jamie Blanche, Euan McGookin, David Flynn   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

A Low‐Power Radioisotope XRF Spectrometer for Detection of Light Elements on Planetary Missions

X-Ray Spectrometry, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Current X‐ray spectrometers for in situ geochemical analysis on planetary missions typically rely either on X‐ray tubes, which demand electrical power and add mass and thermal complexity, or on alpha particle X‐ray spectrometers (APXS) that use rare 244Cm$$ {}^{244}\mathrm{Cm} $$ sources, and come with severe concerns on radiation safety and ...
Leandro Silveri, Artem Knyazev, Hashem Alaidaros, Maryam Manzoor Amanullah, Zach Ioannou, Tengiz Ibrayev, Danish Khan, Sara Leardini, Laura Manenti, Simi Maria Emilia Mangani, Safa Naseem, Sandhya Sharma, Sara Trevisan, Alia Zino, Francesco Arneodo   +14 more
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A new model describing Forbush Decreases at Mars: combining the heliospheric modulation and the atmospheric influence

Earth and Planetary Physics, 2020
Forbush decreases are depressions in the galactic cosmic rays (GCRs) that are caused primarily by modulations of interplanetary coronal mass ejections (ICMEs) but also occasionally by stream/corotating interaction regions (SIRs/CIRs).
Jingnan Guo, Robert F. Wimmer-Schweingruber, Mateja Dumbović, Bernd Heber, YuMing Wang   +4 more
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Study on the Coupled Effects of High‐Speed Airflow and Charged Sand on Power‐Frequency Discharge Characteristics of Conductor–Tower Gaps in Strong Wind–Sand Environments

High Voltage, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Strong wind–sand weather in Xinjiang threatens power grid safety by increasing transmission line tripping risks. Existing studies focus on sand polarization but neglect the coupled influence of high‐speed airflow and charged sand on gap discharge characteristics.
Jianghai Geng, Yang Wang, Ping Wang, Yang Lu, Songsong Zhou, Yujian Ding, Xiaojun Zhang, Wenbing Zhuang, Yu Su   +8 more
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The Great Cosmic Silence: What Does the Fermi Paradox Tell About the Future of Humanity?

Global Policy, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This article examines how institutional time horizons shape the long‐term survival prospects of human technological civilisation. While research on global catastrophic and existential risks has expanded, the temporal structures of political‐economic institutions remain underexamined.
Heikki Patomäki
wiley   +1 more source

Bow shock oscillations of Mars under weakly disturbed solar wind conditions

Nature Communications
Bow shock, where the solar wind first encounters the Martian environment, reflects the complex interplay between the solar wind and Martian upper atmosphere and crustal fields.
Long Cheng, Yuming Wang, Yingjuan Ma, Robert Lillis, Jasper Halekas, Benoit Langlais, Tielong Zhang, Aibing Zhang, Guoqiang Wang, Sudong Xiao, Zhuxuan Zou, Yutian Chi, Xinjun Hao, Yiren Li, Zonghao Pan, Kai Liu   +15 more
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