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• Requirements for living in low pressure
  While not hard vacuum, the low [[Martian atmosphere|atmospheric surface pressure on Mars]] (7 mb) is inimical to Terran biology
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• Robert Zubrin
  ...rs by synthesizing a breathable atmosphere and propellant from the Martian atmosphere.
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• Rockoon
  ...well as the rocket's. However, it can lift the rocket above much of the [[atmosphere]] (and its consequent [[atmospheric drag|drag]]), and provides considerable
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• Scram jet
  ...on occurs, means that the vehicle is able to collect the oxidizer from the atmosphere with less [[drag]] than would be typical of a other air breathing vehicles ...e vehicle up to speed and take the scram jet from the upper portion of the atmosphere to space.
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• Soil
  ...eposits are frequently exposed to water frost condensed from the [[Martian atmosphere]]. Under microscopic examination, some Martian soil samples exhibit cement
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• Solar panels
  ...p>2</sup>, compared to 1370 W/m² in Earth orbit. The [[martian atmosphere]] is thin, but so dusty that it cuts an average 25% of the incident sunligh
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• Specific heat and heat capacity
  ...is 804 J/kgK Thus, by the formula above, the specific heat of the Martian atmosphere at that temperature is roughly 805 J/kgK, or nearly the same as that of car
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• The Fundamentals of space Travel
  ...much as the oxidizer. The vehicle would build up speed at the edge of the atmosphere breathing in air until it has reached orbital velocity. Prototypes of the s
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• Thermodynamic cycle
  ...arbon dioxide is plentiful on mars and the main constituent of the Martian atmosphere.
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• Thermodynamics of the greenhouse
  ...that the temperature of the walls is the same temperature as the [[Martian atmosphere|Martian air]].
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• Water
  ...ource utilization]] on [[Mars]]. It is a trace component of the [[Martian atmosphere]], and appears relatively abundant as ice in the Martian polar regions. Hy
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