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Mars, is called the red planet, as it is coated in a red sand, which are really rusted iron rocks, as a lot of iron is found on mars’s surface. The tallest Volcano on Mars is nothing compared to Everest. Olympus Mons, measuring in at 21 kms high, is supersizing mount Everest, which is at a measly 8849 metres. Since the 20th century, we have sent many spacecraft, rovers, landers and satellites to the red planet, to study it for possible life. Notable spacecraft include the Rover Curiosity, and the Lander Insight.
Finding Life
In the 18th century, it was widely believed that there were canals on mars, with flowing water. This is not true, but an error created with inaccurate telescopes. This stemmed the idea that maybe there was life on mars. Advanced life systems won’t be found, but small living bacteria may exist, which creates the next step in finding aliens. Like Earth, Mars does have water, but in the frozen form, locked away in the poles.
Settling there
With the sudden boom of new technology, in a hundred years, we may already be settled on Mars ! Let’s first talk about the quarters we would have to live in. We would live in semi inflatable quarters, with air locks. Green houses would take up space, to grow fresh food for the astronauts. Maybe, just Maybe, in the time period of five hundred years, we will plant so many trees, and create oxygen, so we wouldn't have to wear space suits on Mars. Our settlements would be near the poles, so we could mine water for our use.
Rockets
Spacex Elon Musk, has a dream that he is accomplishing one step at a time. That dream is to send humans to mars. He has been busy, in the designers studio, working on the BFR, which is a multi engine rocket, that is reusable. The BFR( Big Falcon Rocket) is planned to go to the moon and mars. It will be one of the biggest rockets ever designed! Many tests and prototypes have been built at the Boca Chica Launch Site. Landing on the launchpad, once it has gone to space, is a difficult task that SpaceX has mastered. There is more on the Spacex Starship in the “ To the moon “ Article.
Another possibility is many rockets sending parts up to the International Space station, assembling and launching the spacecraft from there.
Nasa is working on the Orion spacecraft, which might orbit Mars in the future, Launched by the Space Launch System rocket as part of the Artemis program.
The Journey to mars is Six months long, and will need to be launched at a perfect window to keep the journey six months long, otherwise it could be much longer. Six months travel time is a lot, and many companies have started to work on “Torpor”
Torpor is a deep, deep sleep that can be controlled, Torpor can last for weeks. What scientists have worked on is a chart with some crew members on torpor, and at least Two ready to speak to Mission control at all times.
I hope that you have gained some new knowledge about the red planet.
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