A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

Can humans live on mars?

Best Answers

Well, strictly speaking, you can’t. Mars is a completely hostile environment to human life, combining extreme cold with an unbreathable atmosphere and intense radiation. read more

The atmosphere of Mars is mostly carbon dioxide, the surface of the planet is too cold to sustain human life, and the planet’s gravity is a mere 38% of Earth’s. Plus, the atmosphere on Mars is equivalent to about 1% of the Earth’s atmosphere at sea level. read more

More specifically with respect to radiation, humans can’t live on Mars without appropriate shielding. We have about 1.1kg of matter above every cm^2 us at sea level. To reduce radiation levels you would need at least 10 to 30% of that much material per cm^2 in what ever shell or bubble humans would live in. read more

"As we have done with all human space flight to date, we will proactively study potential impacts to our crewmembers from this radiation as they travel to, live, and explore on Mars, and will develop additional countermeasures, as needed." That optimism is contagious. read more

Encyclopedia Research

Related Types