Mars
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| Mars, Sol IV, "Mudball Earth" | |
| INFORMATION | |
| Quadrant: |
Alpha |
| Star System: |
Sol |
| Affiliations: |
United Federation of Planets, Free Martian Colonies |
| Natives: |
Martians (Human) |
| ASTROMETRIC DATA | |
| Star Type(s): |
G:V (Yellow Main Sequence Star) |
| Estimated Age: |
4.6 Billion years |
| Number of Planets: |
9 |
| Orbital Period (Days): |
687 standard days |
| Classification: |
Class K (Terraformation in progress) |
| Number of Satellites: |
2; Deimos and Phobos |
| PLANETOLOGICAL DATA | |
| Atmosphere Type: |
Primarily Carbon Dioxide (Not breathable); water vapor, oxygen, methane and nitrogen are still at low levels. |
| Atmosphere Pressure: |
Thin (approximately like standing at 2,000 feet above Mount Everest) |
| Mean Temperature: |
Cold |
| Hydrosphere: |
Dry |
| Dominant Terrain: |
Fesh-fesh deserts, mudflats, rocky terrain |
| Gravity: |
0.38g (Earth=1) |
| Day/Night Cycle (Hours): |
24 hours |
| LIFE DATA | |
| Stage of Life Evolution: |
Simple single-cellular; basic cyanobacterium, archaebacteria and hardy fungi for nitrogen soil enrichment |
| Sentient Population: |
112 Million |
| Capital: |
Utopia Planitia City |
| END OF BRIEFING | |
| Template:Planet | |
At a Glance
When people think of a terraformed and independent Mars, the reality is sometimes disappointing. The public perception and the scientific reality of terraformation are broadly different. Mars is undergoing terraformation but it will not be completed for centuries, and even then it will never be an "Earth-like" globe. The hope and the goal are to allow Humans to walk Mars without the need of a pressure sleeve or oxygen mask and to have a world that supports life forms. But Mars will always be colder and drier than Earth, with portions of it as uninhabitable as the highest or driest terrain on Earth. The goal for its eventual atmospheric pressure would be similar to about 4,000-5,000 feet above sea level on Earth.
Terrain
