Nasa Mars rover makes detailed crater image

[The Hammer]

I do see where OG is coming from though. $2billion dollars on this machine, and think of all the children starving in the world. I'm no activist or anything like that, but it shows what the human race is all about when we can actually spend this much money on machines to see what's up in Mars, before we can feed ourselves. But as an outerspace education fan, i'm torn between bettering ourselves and learning more about space.

Our world would NEVER have ever been able to feed more than about 500 million people without scientific advancements.

The more knowledge, the better the quality of life is possible for us.

And let's not forget that over a TRILLION dollars was spent on the unnecessary Iraq War.

[Barn]

god bless america and that little rover

[Russian Crushin]

How will we make the atmosphere suitable for us?

Trust me we can't live there. Building a Space Ship on Earth is one thing, but living on a planet is another.

I know the Moon has 30 minute Earth Quakes because of no water to dissipate them. I am not sure on Mars but again it would be crazy long if it did have them.

Can we live on Mars?

Mars is not as close to Earth as Venus is, but it probably is the only planet in our solar system that we can colonize. But living there won’t be simple.
Mars is poorly suited for human habitation. There’s some ice at the poles and perhaps some water in underground repositories. Gravity is only 38 percent as strong as on Earth. The atmosphere is thin and consists mostly of carbon dioxide (95%). So colonists would have to either take air from Earth or make air on Mars. Plants efficiently separate the oxygen bound to carbon and therefore can make air we can breathe, so colonists should take plants along.

The Martian atmosphere is too thin to hold oxygen, which would just escape to space. So the plants would have to be cultivated in greenhouses and the oxygen they produce kept in flasks.

Mars has a very weak magnetic field, and its atmosphere offers little protection against radiation from space. So the Martian colonists would have to build radiation protection into their houses and wear thick suits. Unlike Earth, where most incoming meteorites burn up in the atmosphere, many meteorites crash dangerously onto the surface of Mars.

The Martian weather is awful. It’s cold: the average temperature of the southern hemisphere is minus 60 degrees Celsius; even at the equator, it’s seldom over zero. Winds are fierce and blow at speeds of several hundred kilometres an hour, and storms can last for months. The wind whirls up fine dust that penetrates everything and sticks to all surfaces, which literally would toss sand in the gears of vital mechanical and electronic equipment.

Today, there are no concrete, approved plans for sending people to Mars. The earliest date mentioned in official papers is 2019, which would be 50 years after the first Moon landing.

Great copy and paste job

http://www.spacecentre.no/English/Th...live_on_Mars+/

[Xyei]

That photo is stunning! I can't wait to see more and see what this thing digs up. The way they had it land on the planet is simply amazing.

Great copy and paste job

http://www.spacecentre.no/English/Th...live_on_Mars+/

There must be a cool plagiarizer app in the android app store.

[BTL]

this is great.

are they going to be able to reach the icey parts of the planet?

[The Hammer]

this is great.

are they going to be able to reach the icey parts of the planet?

I hope so. It's heading toward an area which appears to be iced over.

[New England]

These are only baby steps, OlympicGlory, we haven't done sh-t yet lol. Wait till we're flying over to a 5 star Mars Resort and Casino, 100s of years from now to watch a boxing fight. Promoters will be arguing about which venue they should use in Mars. Either The Red Planet Resort and Casino, which seats 25,000, or the Crater Mountain Grand, which seats 18,000.

bob the builder will stall out fights by claiming that they require a new martian stadium and hotel/casino to house the intergalactic high rollers

[New England]

god bless america and that little rover

murrica

[ANDROIDISM]

That photo is stunning! I can't wait to see more and see what this thing digs up. The way they had it land on the planet is simply amazing.



There must be a cool plagiarizer app in the android app store.

YOu got a link on how they landed?

[OlympicGlory]

Great copy and paste job

http://www.spacecentre.no/English/Th...live_on_Mars+/

I didn't try to say it was me. I copied it just to show you the point, which still stands. I should have linked the site I guess.

I only wrote the top part. My knowledge is not too good on it and thus copied it to just show whoever.