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<p><font size="4">Elon Musk and Kanye West shall lead them...<br></font></p><p><font size="4">"Despite being able to <a href="https://singularityhub.com/2021/02/18/7-minutes-of-terror-the-technology-perseverance-will-need-to-survive-landing-on-mars/">land rovers</a> on Mars and <a href="https://singularityhub.com/2021/04/23/a-helicopter-flew-on-mars-for-the-first-time-a-space-physicist-explains-why-thats-such-a-big-deal/">fly helicopters</a>
there, it seems humans are still somewhat far away from actually
setting foot on the red planet. But for an endeavor as unprecedented as
colonizing another planet, you have to dream big—and plan ahead. That’s
what an international team of scientists and other experts are doing,
and they’ve come up with not just a design, but a full-fledged plan to
build the first Martian city, complete with sustainable housing, food,
transportation, and energy.</font></p><font size="4">
</font><p><font size="4">Described in a <a href="https://www.researchgate.net/publication/349870316_The_Nuwa_Concept_A_development_model_for_a_self-sustainable_city_on_Mars">paper</a>
published in March, the city is the brainchild of architecture firm
ABIBOO Studio and a multidisciplinary group of space experts from
academia and the private sector called <a href="https://sonet-hub.com/">SONet</a> (short for Sustainable Offworld Network). The <a href="https://www.marssociety.org/">Mars Society</a>
solicited plans for a Martian city in 2020, and this design, called
Nüwa, was one of several finalists. A video that looks like it could’ve
come straight out of a Hollywood sci-fi movie gives a glimpse of the
design.</font></p><font size="4">
</font><p><font size="4">Nüwa would be the capital in a design made up of five linked cities,
each housing 200,000 to 250,000 people. Nüwa’s location, Tempe Mensa,
was chosen because its geography will act as a natural shield from
radiation; the area contains an expansive mesa bordered by tall sheer
cliffs, and the idea is to excavate those cliffs and build the city
inside. The location and design would also give residents indirect
access to sunlight, protect them from meteorites if one were to strike
nearby, and help minimize the difference in atmospheric pressure between
the inside and outside of the buildings.</font></p><font size="4">
</font><p><font size="4">“If we were to construct the buildings as on Earth, the buildings
would tend to explode from the pressure. The solar and gamma radiation
on Mars forced us to build spaces that are not directly exposed to the
sky,” said Alfredo Muñoz, founder of ABIBOO Studio, in a press release.</font></p><font size="4">
</font><p><font size="4">The “macro-buildings” designed for the city are modular and in the
shape of huge tubes (10 meters wide by 60 meters long), with different
models meant for living and working. The modules would be linked by
tunnels and elevators, not unlike those found in urban areas on Earth.
All the modules include space for green areas, as well as areas called
“snow domes” that would help dissipate heat and clean the air through
condensation. Each macro-building would have an air shower at its
entrance, which visitors would use to sterilize microbes and other
potentially harmful matter."</font></p><p><font size="4"><a href="https://singularityhub.com/2021/05/19/nuwa-a-proposed-city-on-mars-would-be-built-in-a-giant-cliff-face-and-house-1-million-people/">https://singularityhub.com/2021/05/19/nuwa-a-proposed-city-on-mars-would-be-built-in-a-giant-cliff-face-and-house-1-million-people/</a></font></p><p><br></p>
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