The Case for Mars (59 page)

Carbon,
148
,
154
,
184
,
194
,
200
,
202
,
204
,
220
,
221
,
226
,
249

Carbonaceous chondrites,
319
,
320

Carbonates,
311
–312,
314
,
316
–321

Carbon-14 dating,
317

Carbon dioxide,
5
,
57
,
59
–60,
129
,
140
,
145
,
146
,
149
,
150
,
152
–156,
182
,
185
,
195
–198,
203
,
204
,
213
,
220
,
248
–257,
260
–264,
267
,
269
,
272
,
317

Carbon monoxide,
43
,
50
,
59
–60,
153
,
182
,
200
,
226

Carroll, Michael,
179
,
189
,
191

“Case for Mars” conferences,
65
,
72
–74

Cassini, Giovanni,
25

Celestial navigation,
161
–162

Centrifugal force,
122

Ceramic and glass production,
184
–185

Ceres,
227
–230

Chandler, David,
65

Chemotrophs,
34

Chillier, Xavier,
314

Chromites,
310

Chromium,
200

Chryse Planitia (Plains of Gold),
19
,
32
,
148

Clark, Ben,
51
–53,
64
,
72

Clarke, Arthur C.,
27

Classical physics,
24

Clays,
188

Clementine
mission,
194

Clemett, Simon,
314

Clinton, Bill,
307
,
315
,
323

CNES (French space agency),
37

Cobalt,
226

“Code Z” organization,
73

Collins, Mike,
45

Colonial settlement,
219
,
232
,
233

Colonization of Mars, a filepos=0000446159 >172,
217
–246

advanced interplanetary transportation,
224
,
240
–246

beginnings of,
215

historical analogies,
239
–240

interplanetary commerce,
223
–231

populating,
231
–236

real estate sales,
236
–239

sponsorship,
231
–236

uniqueness,
220
–222

Columbia
spacecraft,
45

Columbus, Christopher,
101
,
102
,
294
,
304

Combustion-powered ground vehicles,
143
–145,
156

Communications, on Mars,
156
–159

Conjunction,
75
,
76

Conjunction-class mission,
79
–83,
90
,
119

Consumable requirements,
91
–94

Coons, Steven,
192

Copernicus, Nicholas,
22
,
23

Copper,
204
–205,
220

Coprates region,
29
,
141
–142

Coriolis forces,
123

Cosmic rays,
10
,
117
–120,
175

Crevecoeur, Jean de,
298

Crew of Mars Direct mission,
7
–8,
63
,
85
–87,
105
,
126
–129

Cryogenic fluids,
109

Darwin, Charles,
6

David, Leonard,
33
,
71
,
72
,
315

Day, Dwayne,
274

Deceleration,
78
,
80
,
82

Defense Systems Inc.,
158

Dehydrated rations,
91

Deimos,
25
,
162

Delta 2 booster,
41
,
43

Delta-class booster,
38

Democracy,
299
,
302
–303

Deneb,
161

Departure velocity,
78
,
110
–112,
234

Desorption, temperature of,
254
–257,
260

Deuterium,
205
,
221
,
224
–225,
245
,
246
,
301

Diborane,
203
–204

Diogenites,
310
,
311

Direct entry,
90

Direct launch,
87
–91

Disease organisms,
132
–135

Doppler shift,
160

Duke, Mike,
68

Dust storms,
28
–29,
82
,
113
,
129
–132,
207

Early, Sid,
61

Earth return vehicle (ERV),
4
–9,
41
–43,
56
–59,
63
,
69
,
92
–94,
98
–101,
108

EETA79001,
322

Ehricke, Krafft,
105

Einarson, S. S.,
208

Eisenach, Jeff,
283
,
291

Electric propulsion (ion drive),
241
–242

Electrolysis reaction,
151
,
224
–225

Elephant Moraine,
310

Elliptical orbit,
23
,
96
,
98

Elysium,
209

Energia,
88
,
106
,
280
,
285

Energia-B,
88

Epicycles,
21
,
23

Erebus
(ship),
17

ERV.
See
Earth return vehicle (ERV)

Ethylene,
182
–184

European Space Agency,
280

EVA.
See
Extra vehicular activity (EVA)

Exploration of Mars,
139
–170,
218

communications,
156
–159

navigation,
160
–162

propellant production,
148
–156

surface mobility,
141
–147

telerobotics,
164
–166

timekeeping,
162
–164

Extra vehicular activity (EVA),
147

Extreme environments, life in,
34
–35

Ferrous oxide,
220

Field scientist,
85
–86

Flyby trajectory abort,
97

Fogg, Martyn,
209
,
210