There is plenty of engineering and biology, but Robinson broadens into philosophy when he explores how some settlers want to keep Mars pure and red, while others view the life that greens the planet as a gift from humanity. The series follows the first 100 settlers, a hand-picked crew of scientists and engineers who gradually transform the climate.
Kim Stanley Robinson takes a deeper dive with his Mars trilogy. Andy Weir provides an excellent picture of the struggle to survive in his novel The Martian.
Hazards abound on the red planet, a world that is colder and drier than Antarctica and without the luxury of breathable air. But will people ever live beyond Earth permanently? By the time we reach a second planet – probably in the 2030s – we’ll probably have a base or two on the moon as well. I t’s no longer a question of whether we’re going to Mars, but when.
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