[discuss] essential elements for survival on mars (lemmy.world)

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Hi there, I'd like to connect with people to discuss technical aspects of settlement of mars.

I'd look at a house on earth and ask: what things have to be supplied from the outside; what things can be produced inside the house? Houses on earth have piping for water, and cabling for electricity.

Plants can be grown in a green-house using these two ingredients, and the people can sleep in a spaceship.

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[-] nikaaa@lemmy.world 3 points 2 months ago

I was thinking three options:

mining from underground (hoping that there's enough ice underground/water in the mineralic crystals that can be thermically released)
water from the atmosphere (believe it or not but the atmosphere in the early morning is actually saturated with moisture - about 0.25 mbar iirc) so it could be extracted through something similar to a room de-moisturizer
polar caps (unrealistic in the early game)

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