i recently asked a question if mars is hotter than earth and many ppl told me that mars has really low temperatures.If this is true why is it that scientist are trying to c if we can live on mars?
2007-11-24 10:25:21 · 7 answers · asked by Ashley 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Astronomy & Space
mars is farther from the sun than the earth, thusly the temps on mars r below zero always. also air is not there nor is an atmosphere which would allow us 2 b able 2 walk, stand up, etc without a gravity suit of somekind.
also, no water.
2007-11-24 10:35:08 · answer #1 · answered by junkyarddogfan 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I would say yes, in fact we can. There has been a little Mars rover driving around mars for a few years now. Even with the crazy dust storms they have that little guy is still running like a champ.
Just because we "can" though doesn't mean we're going to. The price to set up a little Mars community would be outrageous. The temperature on the surface of the planet is really the least of the problems to overcome. The lack of water or breathable air are the 2 that would be the biggest obstacles to overcome.
2007-11-24 12:22:28 · answer #2 · answered by Jason 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
In very small numbers and in pressurized habitats, yes. Stepping outside unprotected would mean certain death however.
It is a romantic science fiction dream that we should turn Mars into a planet as livable as earth, to make it a second homeworld where a new branch of humanity would evolve. This isn´t really possible as Mars is too tiny to hold onto a livable atmosphere. But dreamers will keep on dreaming.
2007-11-24 14:49:29 · answer #3 · answered by DrAnders_pHd 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
im in a scholars colloqium at college of maryland, and my professor works for NASA and mentioned that there is alot of examine being executed approximately terraforming mars. that's in certainty manipulating the ambience to act like earths so as that finally human beings might have the skill to stroll around without area kit or something. extra realistically, individuals are meant to attain mars by potential of 2020, yet no date is desperate for colonies or everlasting existence on mars (probably yet another 50 years). additionally this date ought to no longer take place because of the fact the two applicants for president will probably cut back nasa investment... save thinking approximately area!
2016-12-16 17:45:01 · answer #4 · answered by mckernan 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
omg i saw that weird tv commerical 2! discovery channel is doing a special on it and they want to build these weird furturestic cities there. I personally dont actually think its possible cuz u know there is no oxygen there and it would be extremely unnatural for us to be there. There would be no plants or other wild animals or bodies of water. god did not mean for us to live there so we should just stay on earth
2007-11-24 10:33:37 · answer #5 · answered by A_doll_rable 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Not at this moment,but we could extract oxygen from the iron ore.Major expense and resources to make it happen.
2007-11-24 13:16:50 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
there is a theory that planets which are not able to support human life can be adapted by a process called planoforming.
2007-11-24 10:55:48 · answer #7 · answered by Loren S 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋