Posted on 05/14/2013 6:32:36 PM PDT by BenLurkin
Mars in particular is a key target for future human planetary adventures even though on the face of it, it seems so hostile to human life. In fact Mars actually has the most clement environment of any planet in the Solar System outside of Earth and is known to have all of the resources necessary in some accessible form, to sustain life on the surface. So how might we survive on Mars? The crucial things for humans on Mars are the availability of oxygen, shelter, food and water, and not just endless consumables delivered to the planet from Earth. For humans to live long-term on Mars, they will need a self-sustaining habitat to be able to thrive in for generations.
In short, they’ll need a garden. And maybe a robot, too.
Any garden on Mars would need protection in the form of a greenhouse or geodesic dome that could keep the vegetables, fruits, grains and flowers sheltered from the extreme UV radiation that floods the Martian surface, whilst still allowing enough sunlight through to allow them to grow. This dome would also have to be strong enough to provide support and protection against potentially devastating Martian dust storms.
(Excerpt) Read more at universetoday.com ...
It’s not so much that it leaks, as Earth leaks as well, but the rate of leaking. It’s unlikely that we could produce enough atmosphere to compensate to the point where we could make it viable.
Plant pine trees, various grasses, create mossy environments smell barley andbhops for beer. that ought to create a ton of oxygen and keep the ugly people happy.
LOL
You got the right idea there...
Cellophane
Why not? :)
Yes, thank you, thank you very much.
Can’t we just insert perils in the center and let them spin the planet a bit faster to create a stronger magnetic files and pull?
Titan is smaller than Mars and has the densist atmosphere outside of the gas giants.
So little bugs should be the first things seeded. Unless we prove that Mars already has an infection.
/johnny
all we need to do is genetically modify some things and be good to go
You have to have a protecting lay that reflects most of the UV rays. Size has little to do with it.
Actually the idea of us colonizing any planet in any number at all is about as remote as developing warp drive.
The above should read “can’t we insert gerbils in the center of Mars and let them spin the planet faster...”
Stoopit Smart Phone...
/johnny
I think they need “Genesis.” Launch it and in less than a week there will be a garden of eden and everything that can support life.
Of course the next week it implodes. But hey, that’s what happens when you contract out to Solyndra.
I'm ugly.
Beer me.
/johnny
The earth use to be flat and the center of the universe .
We fixed that.
We can do this people ...
Use to to think communicators would be kewel and now we all have one...
There is a correlation between the size of a planet and its ability hold an atmosphere, even if it’s an imperfect correlation.
Here’s an article as to why Titan has an atmosphere.
http://www.astrobio.net/index.php?option=com_retrospection&task=detail&id=1755
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