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Probably, but they could also transport a large 3d printer, designed for home construction, to build structures with adobe, before the first human settlers arrive. We already have those available today.In reality, I think that the first colonies will be underground. Much easier to create a few small environmental seals than it is to build a dome for habitation that you see in so many movies.
Just push the three-fingered button those Martians left behind. It'll warm up there before long.
There's no water at the poles (or very little). That "snow" is frozen carbon dioxide.The settlement would need to be near the poles for water access
I added a youtube video on printing a house with concrete. Adobe, or foam, or a combination could be used.Hmm....a possibility. I'm not really familiar with 3D printing. What material does it use?Probably, but they could also transport a large 3d printer, designed for home construction, to build structures with adobe, before the first human settlers arrive. We already have those available today.In reality, I think that the first colonies will be underground. Much easier to create a few small environmental seals than it is to build a dome for habitation that you see in so many movies.
Yes, I just finished watching it. Pretty cool. But I don't think it would be airtight and would still have to be built in either an underground cave, or inside a dome type structure that is environmentally sealed.I added a youtube video on printing a house with concrete. Adobe, or foam, or a combination could be used.Hmm....a possibility. I'm not really familiar with 3D printing. What material does it use?Probably, but they could also transport a large 3d printer, designed for home construction, to build structures with adobe, before the first human settlers arrive. We already have those available today.In reality, I think that the first colonies will be underground. Much easier to create a few small environmental seals than it is to build a dome for habitation that you see in so many movies.
That’s fake science by marxistsNo, it'll still be too far outside the liquid water zone.Well once Elon Musk nukes the poles, the whole planet will be like New ZealandA simple question. There are no trees on mars. There is likely no coal or oil. There is virtually no free oxygen. And the sun us just a fraction of the intensity of what it is on earth.
How exactly will you heat your settlement? It's cold on mars. VERY cold. So cold on mars that the CO2 in the faint atmosphere freezes into dry ice and falls to the ground as "snow."
How will you heat your first martian settlement?
Is solar panel technology advanced enough to generate that kind of output from a sun that will be orders of magnitude less than that on Earth?I would go with a modular concept. Each module would have it's own solar panel sufficient to keep the module sufficiently warm during the night. Then just interconnect the modules together with some big tubes.
That's better than I thought. I didn't think large scale solar would be practical. Still think nuclear would be better. Lots of heat generated, and electricity.Okay, I have to correct that. The output on Mars is roughly half of that on Earth, not orders of magnitude. My bad.
However, due to the much thinner atmosphere, a higher fraction of the solar energy reaches the surface. The maximum solar irradiance on Mars is about 590 W/m2 compared to about 1000 W/m2 at the Earth's surface. Also, year-round dust storms on Mars may block sunlight for weeks at a time
Good point about the dust storms I hadn't thought of that. I do feel that there is enough solar intensity at the surface in the Martian day to successfully heat small modular units for most of the days of a Martian year. You would need a secondary power source unless battery technology could advance to the point of storing solar panel generated power for a month.Is solar panel technology advanced enough to generate that kind of output from a sun that will be orders of magnitude less than that on Earth?I would go with a modular concept. Each module would have it's own solar panel sufficient to keep the module sufficiently warm during the night. Then just interconnect the modules together with some big tubes.
Okay, I have to correct that. The output on Mars is roughly half of that on Earth, not orders of magnitude. My bad.
However, due to the much thinner atmosphere, a higher fraction of the solar energy reaches the surface. The maximum solar irradiance on Mars is about 590 W/m2 compared to about 1000 W/m2 at the Earth's surface. Also, year-round dust storms on Mars may block sunlight for weeks at a time.
