1. Damon Ellender, Mars Homestead Project Programming Team
Requirements for Establishment of Site Data for a Permanent Mars Settlement
Damon Ellender, Mars Homestead Project Programming Team

2. Outline
The Mars Homestead Project
Site Criteria and Selection
Potential Settlement Sites
Site Information Required

3. Mars Homestead Project
To Arrive, Survive, and Thrive TM
Reactors
Bulk Gas Plant
Manufacturing
Greenhouses
Private Rooms
Mining
DRM Habs
Interior
Plan View

4. Site Criteria
Located within kms of the Meridiani Expedition landing site
Located near substantial subsurface aquifer
Located within range of additional sites of scientific interest
Located at low altitudes of -3 to -4 km below datum
Minimal obstructions to local terrain
Located near substantial mineral resources
Located near the equator
Located in hill or cliffline
Located with reasonable range of spacecraft landing zone

5. Potential Settlement Sites
MHP Site #1
MHP Site #2
MHP Site #3
Opportunity Site
Potential Settlement Sites

6. Site #1 Ares Valles (17.34°W, 4.09°N)
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7. Site #2 Arabia Terra (356.90°W, 2.14°N):

8. Site #3 Schiaparelli Crater (347.37°W, 2.90°S)

9. Site Information Required
Resource Identification, Sampling, and Recovery
Location of Water Resources
Detailed Mapping and Seismography Collection
Confirmation of Atmospheric Composition
Confirmation of Regolith Composition and Water Content
Confirmation of Construction Methods
“Cut and Fill” Process
Other Experimentation
Water Well Drilling and Proving
Automated Greenhouse
Brick and Concrete Manufacture
Metal and Glass Extraction and Refining Methods

10. Location of Water Resources
Subsurface Aquifers
Regolith Water Recovery Methods
Surface Concentrations

11. Detailed Mapping and Seismography
Aquifer Location
Required for Drilling Test Wells
Geological and Civil Engineering Assessment
Location of Additional Mineral Resources

12. Confirmation of Atmospheric Composition
Physical Properties
Separation Techniques
Fuel Manufacture

13. Confirmation of Regolith Composition
Mechanical Properties
Physical Properties
Chemical Composition
Water Content

14. Confirmation of Construction Methods
“Cut and Fill” Methodology
Slope Stability
Fragmentation and Removal Methods
Materials Testing in Mars Ambient Conditions

15. Water Well Drilling and Proving
Detailed Drilling Siesmology
Operational Testing of Drill Platform
Proving Water Flow Rates
Recovered Water
Composition Testing

16. Automated Greenhouse Setup
Supply of seeds, soils, and nutrients.
Testbed for future
Setup and Commissioning

17. Other Experimentation
Brick Manufacture
Concrete Manufacture
Metal Extraction and Refining
Glassmaking Methods

18. The Mars Homestead Project
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