Can humans live on Mars? |
Question Date: 2013-05-09 |
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Answer 1:
Mars is a rather harsh environment when it
comes to human habitation. For one thing Mars has
essentially no free diatomic oxygen in its
atmosphere. Hence a human could live for 2 or 3
minutes in the Mars atmosphere. After that, human
would die.
Secondly, it is VERY cold on the Mars surface; the
average temperature of Earth is about 50 degrees
Fahrenheit; the average temperature on Mars is -
100 degrees Fahrenheit (below zero)!!!!
Cold!!!!!!
So unprotected, a human would die of freezing
and lack of oxygen on Mars. However, a human could
persist in a protected environment in a heated
capsule with source of oxygen.
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Answer 2:
Yes and No. As Mars is right now humans could
not live there without a space suit. The air
around Mars is not breathable by humans and the
gravity is much less than on Earth. Humans might
have long term damage to bones and muscles similar
to that suffered by someone who lives on the space
station for a long time. The is also no
significant atmosphere to protect humans from the
sun’s radiation.
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Answer 3:
At present time, no - the air on Mars is thin
enough that a human's blood would boil if he were
on the Martian surface without a space suit. As
far as future colonization and technology is
concerned, however, Mars would probably be the
most easily colonized planet in the solar system
after Earth.
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Answer 4:
No, humans cannot live regularly on Mars as
they do on Earth for various reasons. One is
temperature; the temperature of Mars on long polar
nights hits -180 F which is way too cold for any
human to survive. Another reason is that there is
a thin layer protecting Mars which means more
carbon dioxide and less oxygen levels, and also it
is protected against radiation. Humans need enough
oxygen to live and need protection against
radiation to be healthy and not get cancer. The
third major reason is that the atmospheric
pressure is not suitable for humans just like how
when you go deep in the ocean the pressure
increases.
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Answer 5:
Humans can live on Mars, but only with
specialized equipment. Because there is no air to
breathe on Mars (there is an atmosphere, but
there's too little oxygen), we need to produce our
own. Also, the average temperature is -63 degrees
Celsius (-82 F), so we need insulating suits and
habitats to protect us from the cold. These are
only some of the challenges we face trying to live
on Mars. However, there is currently a mission
planned by a private company to send humans to
permanently live on Mars by 2023! Time will tell
if they're successful.
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