I haven't had a chance to read through the articles yet, but from the table of contents it looks like this has some interesting papers that may be of interest to our MinMars activities.<div><br></div><div>-Paul<br><br>
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Date: Wed, Oct 20, 2010 at 4:15 PM<br>Subject: Mars Society Newsletter: Special Mars Issue of the Journal of Cosmology, Now online<br>To: <br><br><br>
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<h1>Special Mars Issue of the Journal of Cosmology, Now online</h1>
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<p>A special Mars issue of the Journal of Cosmology, produced in association with the Mars Society, is now online. The issue, was edited by Joel Levine, Ph.D., NASA, Co-Chair, Human Exploration of Mars Science Analysis Group (HEM-SAG) of the Mars Exploration Program Analysis Group (MEPAG); and Rudolf Schild, Ph.D., of the Center for Astrophysics, Harvard-Smithsonian. </p>
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<p>The special issue of the Journal of Cosmology is entitled
"Colonizing Mars - The Human Mission to the Red Planet", and includes
over 50 chapters written by more than 70 top scientists, including 4
astronauts, two of whom have walked on the Moon.</p>
<p>Open access to the issue is free online at:</p>
<p><a href="http://journalofcosmology.com/Contents12.html" target="_blank">http://JournalofCosmology.com/Contents12.html</a></p>
<p>TABLE OF CONTENTS</p>
<p>I. Astronauts On Mars</p>
<p>-5 chapters written by astronauts</p>
<p>II. The Future is Mars....</p>
<p>-3 chapters</p>
<p>III: To Boldly Go: Getting to Mars and Design Reference
Architecture</p>
<p>-4 chapters</p>
<p>IV. The Scientific Investigation of Mars: Humans, Geology,
Geophysics, Atmosphere, Climate, Biology</p>
<p>-5 chapters</p>
<p>V: Psychology, Stress, Behavioral Health of Astronauts &
Crew</p>
<p>-5 chapters</p>
<p>VI. Medical Health, Physiology, Biomedical Risks of a Journey
to Mars</p>
<p>-6 chapters</p>
<p>VII. Planetary Protection and Infection Risks on Mars</p>
<p>-3 chapters</p>
<p>VIII. The Search For Life on Mars</p>
<p>-9 chapters</p>
<p>IX. Mars Base, Exploration, and Colonization of the Red
Planet</p>
<p>-6 chapters</p>
<p>X. Sex on Mars. Radiation, Brain, Heart, Sexuality,
Fertility, Pregnancy, Fetal Development</p>
<p>-2 chapters</p>
<p>XI. Robots on Mars</p>
<p>-2 chapters</p>
<p>XII. Marketing Mars: The Mars Prize. Financing the Greatest
Adventure in the History of Humanity</p>
<p>-2 chapters</p>
<p>The Mars Society would like to thank all who contributed to this
important work. We welcome your comments.</p>
<p><span>The Journal of
Cosmology is published by Cosmology Science Publishers, Rudolf Schild,
Ph.D., Editor-in-Chief. The Journal of Cosmology is devoted to the
advancement of Science and will publish original contributions in the
fields of Cosmology, Astronomy, Astrobiology, and Earth & Planetary
Sciences. Papers related to these general areas including those
concerning biology, genetics, geology, climate change, meteorology,
physics, celestial mechanics, astrophysics, particle physics,
paleoastronomy, chemistry, panspermia, abiogenesis, extinction, and the
origin and evolution of life, are welcome.</span></p>
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