In the Science Fiction Book Series "Red Mars,Green Mars,Blue Mars

question 69

Multiple Choice

In the science fiction book series "Red Mars,Green Mars,Blue Mars" the author spins a story of "terraforming" Mars with the formation of oceans and a breathable atmosphere by the end of the series.The author describes a scenario,however,where the inhabitants of this fictional world were able to live relatively normally on most of the world but not on Olympus Mons and the Tharsus region.Assuming you could create a breathable atmosphere as described in the books,is the description of where you might live on Mars realistic,or just spinning a yarn?

• A)No,it is absurd.Even with an atmosphere,it would be too cold to live anywhere on Mars.
• B)Yes,because Olympus Mons and the Tharsus region are higher above the Martian plains than Mt.Everest,so the air would always be dramatically thinner and colder there,even with an Earth atmosphere.
• C)No,because you could use water ice from these high altitude sites whereas there is no water at lower elevations on Mars.
• D)No,because these regions are so rugged it would be impossible to live in the Martian mountains,regardless of an atmosphere or not.

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