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Researchers Develop Framework For Low Carbon Mars Habitat Design
A new study published in npj Space Exploration has developed a framework for designing low-carbon Mars habitats using Earth analogs. The researchers used refurbishment-phase embodied carbon intensity as a proxy for maintenance-driven material demand and identified a narrow proportion band for optimal performance. The study’s findings could have significant implications for the development of sustainable infrastructure in space, particularly for future Mars missions. The research was conducted by a team of scientists from various institutions and was published in npj Space Exploration, a Nature journal.