tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6593390371951368920.post6286588581239383595..comments2023-12-08T21:46:19.347-05:00Comments on Colony Worlds: Turning Martian Air Into Fuel?Darnell Claytonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10892014932718500845noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6593390371951368920.post-26412073394942828152008-01-15T21:34:00.000-05:002008-01-15T21:34:00.000-05:00It sounds like what Bob Zubrin has been pushing Si...It sounds like what Bob Zubrin has been pushing Since his <I>Case for Mars</I> back in 1996. He reccommended bringing Hydrogen to combine with indigenous Martian CO2 in a Sabatier reaction to form Methane and water, and then split the water into Oxygen and Hydrogen. He also advocated using a nuclear reactor, rather than the 'concentrated solar arrays' mentioned here.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6593390371951368920.post-30831098716943128802008-01-15T20:32:00.000-05:002008-01-15T20:32:00.000-05:00@ Bob: Thanks for the compliments Bob!@ The Fool: ...<B>@ Bob:</B> Thanks for the compliments Bob!<BR/><BR/><B>@ The Fool:</B> I agree. I am not too sure if any other world (aside from Titan) would be of much use, due to the atmospheric pressure, but it would be great if they could turn similar "frozen gases" into fuel.Darnell Claytonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10892014932718500845noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6593390371951368920.post-51193471677335158182008-01-13T13:49:00.000-05:002008-01-13T13:49:00.000-05:00This could be a very useful technology if it was d...This could be a very useful technology if it was developed to a point where it was practical. If it could be changed to work with other gases it could also be employed on other planets where solar energy would be out of the question.<BR/><BR/>Thanks for the info,<BR/>The FoolThe Foolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10387177492238419495noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6593390371951368920.post-10998766254077683022008-01-13T01:11:00.000-05:002008-01-13T01:11:00.000-05:00Good stuff, love the way your blog is set up with ...Good stuff, love the way your blog is set up with an image behing the posts, too cool.Bob Johnsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06582050569176409358noreply@blogger.com