Life On Mars?

Clearstory

This Old House

History, Home & Garden, Leisure

4.9 • 726 Ratings

🗓️ 3 June 2021

⏱️ 36 minutes

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Could humans travel to Mars within the decade? Some tech giants are planning on it. And the plan isn’t just to get there -- it’s to live there. What would our Martian homes look like? How would we construct them? And should we even go to the Red Planet? Host Kevin O’Connor speaks with journalist and author Stephen Petranek, astrophysicist Michelle Thaller, planetary geologist Jacob Bleacher and architect Xavier De Kestelier about the future of human life on Mars. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:39.3	The atmosphere is zero too, so you can't breathe that atmosphere.
0:44.3	The temperatures can range.
0:47.3	Near the equator during the summer, the temperatures can get as high as 70 degrees.
0:52.3	The coldest areas of Mars, like up by the poles,
0:55.0	there can get to almost 200 degrees below zero.
0:58.1	Unprotected on Mars, you would die in seconds.
1:02.8	They started our constant velocity.
1:05.0	Skycane maneuver has started.
1:06.9	On February 18th, Perseverance landed on Mars.
1:17.6	Touchdown confirmed. Perseverance safely on the surface of Mars, ready to begin seeking the signs of past life.
1:19.6	It's the latest rover to investigate the Red Planet, and its mission is to look for signs of past life,
1:26.6	so that maybe one day we can pack our bags and move there.
1:32.7	And if we do, we're going to have to build there.
1:36.1	How hard can that be?
1:40.4	From this old house, this is Clear Story.
1:43.9	Your home in a new light. I'm Kevin O'Connor.
1:50.6	The planet Mars has captivated our imagination since the ancient Egyptians and Chinese started studying it over 3,000 years ago.
1:59.4	We've written books and movies about it. And some listeners
2:02.6	were terrified by George Orwell's famous radio play, War of the World.
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