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| − | The [[environmental conditions]] on [[Mars]] are hostile for humans without life support systems; examples of the factors which make the surface of Mars uninhabitable include the thin, oxygen-poor atmosphere, the lack of easily available liquid water and the extremely cold climate. The | + | The [[environmental conditions]] on [[Mars]] are hostile for humans without life support systems; examples of the factors which make the surface of Mars uninhabitable include the thin, oxygen-poor atmosphere, the lack of easily available liquid water and the extremely cold climate. The habitat of any human visitor to Mars would have to be set of self-contained artificial environments such as [[building]]s, [[rover]]s and [[space suit]]s. |
[[Terraforming]] has be suggested as a way of making the whole surface of Mars habitable. | [[Terraforming]] has be suggested as a way of making the whole surface of Mars habitable. | ||
Revision as of 00:32, 17 November 2007
Definition
A habitat is an environment in which an organism, or group of organisms live in symbiosis.
Mars habitats
The environmental conditions on Mars are hostile for humans without life support systems; examples of the factors which make the surface of Mars uninhabitable include the thin, oxygen-poor atmosphere, the lack of easily available liquid water and the extremely cold climate. The habitat of any human visitor to Mars would have to be set of self-contained artificial environments such as buildings, rovers and space suits.
Terraforming has be suggested as a way of making the whole surface of Mars habitable.
