If thereis ice,maybe oxygen can be extracted from it, glaciers contain water, water contains oxygen.
2006-11-10 12:18:24 · 9 answers · asked by heyyahall 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Astronomy & Space
This is a brilliant thought. Please read the book "The Case for Mars" by Dr Robert Zubrin, PhD. for a nuts and bolts down to earth scientific discussion of what it would take to put men on Mars, and ultimately to turn Mars into an Earthlike planet. It is available on amazon.com and in many local bookstores. I highly recommend it.
2006-11-10 12:24:39 · answer #1 · answered by Sciencenut 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
You could not breath the atmosphere due to the fact that it is 1% as dense as Earth's (that's 100x less dense) so to you and me it might as well be a vacuum. It's possible if people lived in domes or some kind of enclosed buildings. If you wanted to go outside, you'd have to wear some kind of spacesuit though.
2006-11-10 13:45:52 · answer #2 · answered by Roman Soldier 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
yes however the oxygen in the ice is not sufficient enough for human life and also the atmosphere of mars has to have enough oxygen and other gas for life forms to be able to thrive.
2006-11-10 12:23:53 · answer #3 · answered by lilmaddskillz 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
May I answer your question with a question? If Man were to colonize Mars, would we make the same mess of it that we have made of the earth? Could we be responsible enough to create a better world there? I guess my answer is "Should man colonize Mars?"
2006-11-10 12:34:00 · answer #4 · answered by knight_in_burntarmor 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
You thinking is correct but I would cost too much money to be practical with the technology we have today.
2006-11-10 12:21:52 · answer #5 · answered by j_son_06 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No. Only massive change in the universe would cause it.
2006-11-10 16:33:28 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
it could be - its just a question of cost.
2006-11-10 16:41:50 · answer #7 · answered by Michael da Man 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You should be asking was it ever
2006-11-10 13:47:39 · answer #8 · answered by DemoDicky 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
yes!!!! can be done.
2006-11-10 12:46:28 · answer #9 · answered by M.R.Palaniappa 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋