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This page is a list of questions of interest to Mars explorers & colonists, which need further scientific study.

==Martian Super-greenhouse gases==
Carbon tetrafluoride (CF4) is an ideal [[Super greenhouse gas[[, but eventually it will be broken down by [[Ultraviolet light]] (UV) by losing a Fluorine atom. The fluorine is HIGHLY reactive, likely combining with CO2 to form COF (which still missing a valence electron, so it will perhaps collect an H, or an OH eventually). The CF3 will eventually form another molecule such as CF3OH or CHF3.

*What is the duration of COF- in the Martian atmosphere, and its relative warming number?  
*What is the duration of COFH in the Martian atmosphere, and its relative warming number?
*What is the duration of CF<sub>3</sub>H in the Martian atmosphere, and its relative warming number?
*What is the duration of CHF<sub>3</sub> in the Martian atmosphere, and its relative warming number?
*What is the duration of CF<sub>3</sub>OH in the Martian atmosphere, and its relative warming number?

==Medical effects of long term exposure to 43% gravity==
*What are the long term medical effects of humans or mammals living in Martian [[Low gravity]]?
*What is the minimum gravity needed to avoid long term damage?

==Radiation protection for short term missions==
*Any EVA is dangerous on Mars.  Is the risk of filling sandbags with dirt and placing them on the top of a habitat, lower than the [[Radiation]] risk reduction from having a layer or two of sandbags above you for a ~555 day long stay?

==Industrial percursors==
*Is it possible for a small, low mass, machine be able to make 3D printing resin for a 3D printer out of Martian materials?