2006-08-20 07:12:04 · 8 answers · asked by mrbajaj 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Astronomy & Space
As said above, Mars is a little too warm to be colonized. I believe with the thrust of NASA's strogest propulsion systems, it would still take about 4 or so years to get there. Could you imagine how much food you would have to stash in the shuttle to sustain people for that long?
2006-08-20 07:22:29 · answer #1 · answered by JC 2 · 0⤊ 3⤋
Mars has an atmosphere that's only 1% of Earth's... That's about 0.15 psi. In 100% oxygen, the minimum atmosphere needed to not pass out is about 3.0 psi.
Mars' core seems to have stopped about 4 billion years ago. This has allowed all of the atmosphere to be stripped away by the solar winds. We can tell that it had an atmosphere a long time ago because of all of the water erosion patterns on Mars.
If we could somehow generate an artificial magnetic feild, scientist believe that there is close to 2 atmospheres of carbon dioxide trapped in Mars' polar ice caps. It could be melted and... voila... instant atmosphere.
Once the CO2 is released, we could then walk around in scuba gear (greenhouse gas will increase ambient temps) and cultivate plants to give off oxygen. Once oxygen is in the atmosphere, then we can worry about water.
Either way, we are several decades if not centuries away from having technology like this.
2006-08-20 15:26:20 · answer #2 · answered by hyperhealer3 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I have a belief that we could make a colony now on Mars (or the Moon even). We just don't do it now because the value of everything grown or produced is very, very costly.
Also, for some reason some of the scientists and all the governments are extremely unwilling to share whatever tech has been invented between everyone as it should be. We'd be so much further advanced in our tech if this greedy hoarding would just stop!
It's ironic... our parents always taught us to share, and were punished if we didn't, but now as we are adults we see that it is a major crime to share. Go figure!
2006-08-20 14:37:34 · answer #3 · answered by Krynne 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Earth will be destroyed, he's right, a few billion years later when the sun becomes a red giant, our planet will evaporate, in order to save us, scientist's plan is robbing energy from Near Earth Asteroids to move us slowly away from the sun. Colonizaiton on Mars will be a good idea since before the sun destroys us, we will destroy our own planet. Global warming*
2006-08-20 20:35:29 · answer #4 · answered by Man 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Too warm on Mars?! Where do you live? The average Martian surface temperature is minus 63 C - colder than any place on Earth ever reaches!!
The atmosphere is 1000 times thinner than on Earth.
There is no free water.
And no native life. There would be nothing to eat and no chance of agriculture.
We had better look after Earth.
2006-08-20 14:44:44 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
what's the point: you'd die anyway.
A colony would only get 100 people or so out of earth. Not more.
And no: we don't have the technology to make a martian colony yet (not an affordable one, at least)
2006-08-20 14:18:48 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
maybe you should read a book. mars is a bit warm for colonizing.
2006-08-20 14:17:41 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 3⤋
yup
2006-08-20 20:29:48 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋