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Ice, sunlight and the (almost) conditions needed. Amazonis Planitia is a good candidate to receive human life on the red planet.
A lane of land in the medium latitudes of Mars where there may be ice just below the dusty ground may be the next habitat of humans, when we colonize Mars.
Thus points out a new published in Journal of Geophysical Research Planets in May. Using ultra-ranked images of the Hirise Chamber, aboard the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter probe of NASA, Erica Luzzi and its employees examined the Amazonis Planitia, a vast volcanic plain that extends between the equator and the polar regions of the planet.
“If we will send humans to Mars, we need H₂O – not just to drink, but for fuel and countless other applications,” explains Luzzi.
Transport these tons of water From the earth it would make missions prohibitively expensive, explains – unless there is extraction in the place itself.
Near the equator, temperatures and light are better, but the ice is several meters below the surface. Amazonis Planitia, however, is located at the ideal point in climatic terms.
“Average latitudes offer the perfect commitment – they receive enough sunlight, but they are still cold enough to preserve ice close to the surface ”, said Luzzi. “This makes them ideal for future landing places.”
“This also has astrobiological implications,” noted Luzzi. “On Earth, ice can preserve past life bioindicators and also host microbial populations. So you can tell us if Mars was once a habitable.”
