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Spirulina Farming on Mars - an Alternative Food Source for Mars Colonies?
High School Student Research Touts Benefits of SpirulinaWell, they've done it again... Last year, two high school Freshman from North Carolina, Chase Bishop and James Thompson, ... -
Mars Landers - A Chronology of Successful Landings on Mars (and some that weren't..)
13 Mars Landers - 7 Successful Mars LandingsSince the early 1960's, the people of Earth began sending probes to explore the Red Planet. The first were ... -
National Geographic Releases Amibitious New Mars Trailer
Mars Trailer Introduces New Six Part Story to Explore Colonizing MarsWhat would it be like to make Mars your home? Not just to go and explore, ... -
Hubble Snaps Closeup of Mars At Opposition
The Red Planet Makes Closest Approach in 11 Years With Mars at OppositionA few days before Mars was directly in opposition to Earth (the point ... -
The Dry Ice Engine - an Alternative Energy Source for Mars Colonies
High School Students Construct Dry Ice Engine To Power Colonies on Mars How do you think a Martian colony will be powered? Solar Energy? Nuclear? For most of ... -
Did Ancient Martian Tsunamis Reshape the Planet’s Shorelines?
Scientists Believe Asteroid Strikes Created Massive Ancient Martian TsunamisWhen you look at the surface of Mars, what do you see? It's cold and dry. Rocky and ... -
Echus Chasma - Mars Picture of the Week
Massive Cliffs in Echus ChasmaEchus Chasma is a massive canyon in the Lunae Planum plateau north of the Valles Marineris canyon system of Mars. Echus Chasma lies ... -
13 Reasons Why We Need to Settle Mars Now
It happens every time... Whenever you start a discussion about exploring or settling Mars, plenty of people chime in that it can't be done. The reasons ... -
Artificial Gravity is Critical to Space Exploration - So Why is it Being Ignored?
Artificial Gravity Would Solve Many Problems with Space Travel You've heard it before ... Living in space is bad for you. Bone loss. Sleep deprivation. Irregular heartbeat. Slowing ... -
Getting Around on Mars - A Settler's Guide to Transportation on the Red Planet
Transportation Options for Getting Around on Mars Another chapter in our Living on Mars series -- a collection of articles on what technology and systems will ...
Echus Chasma Map Location

Echus Chasma lies north of Valles Marineris in the Lunae Planum plateau