Mars in fiction

if the goal is to establish permanent colonies, settlers would need to develop a way to grow food on Mars. In the Martian, the character Mark Watney survives his dilemma because he is able to use his knowledge of Botany to grow potatoes in the Martian soil. Watney turns the HAB floor, as well as some pop up tents normally used in case of a rover breakdown, into a garden by covering it in a layer Mars’ red dirt. The soil on Earth contains certain bacteria and nutrients that are an essential part…

mission to Mars and his survival story. This story can be broken down into three main parts. How he was stranded, what he did to survive, and the rescue mission to return him back to Earth. Each of these categories have smaller sub-sections to them. While analyzing pieces of the main parts in the movie, scientific accuracies and inaccuracies can be found. When looking at parts of how Mark Watney was stranded, the main cause is fictional and non-fictional characteristics of Mars. Before…

Planetary Protection Rough Draft ESS 102 Jacob Berrigan For my Science fiction paper I will write about a routine mission to mars in the year 2040 to excavate mars because of the discovery of a vein of rare metals by an American mining company. In an effort to cut costs the company neglected to complete the abiotic protection procedures mandated by the government after returning to earth. The ship carries home a pathogen of which the human race has never seen. A sizeable percent of the…

The Martian by Andy Weir after watching the movie. The book illustrates the story of an astronaut and botanist, Mark Watney, on Mars. Overall, the book somehow connects a lot to me. Being stranded on Mars, Watney has to be perseverant and to get through some hardships. However, it is more crucial for him to be adventurous. Watney, the only human being who left on Mars, risking his life for making water from “hydrazine” to maintain his life. Luckily, he did succeed in the end. It is clear…

into the mist, the robe, the blue mask”(135). Although he wanted people from Earth to come and eat his hot dogs, it wasn’t possible because at the end of the chapter, the Earth caught on fire. This happened after the Martians came to give Sam half of Mars, and it was after Sam shot two innocent Martians. Sam was very scared of being all alone, except for his wife, which then resulted in a mental disorder. He kept thinking that thousands or Earthlings will come and enjoy his food, but that was…

War of the Worlds The year 1897 was invaded by the science fictional novel War of the Worlds by the author H.G Wells. It is a first person narrative that takes place within the city of London, England. Aliens from the planet Mars had invaded Earth with the intention to conquer and enslave the human population, but against all the odds, the innocent narrator survives the villainous galactic beings. War of the Worlds incorporates the innocent main character, dominating extraterrestrials, nature…

Researchers have been discovering new moons as well as making new technology, but the sense of adventure and inspiration we had then is gone (Kavanagh). Mars is not the only plans for the space program, but it is the closest step we can accomplish shortly (Chen). Sometimes we forget how much the technology has progressed since the last space race. They made it to the moon within a decade with the technology…

Given the incredible advancements in technology in the past decade alone, it’s only natural that mankind would look to the final frontier once again. While considering the question of Mars colonization, we, as a society must consider cost factors of commuting and terraforming. The question of funding arises, exposing an even bigger dilemma of international cooperation. The factors bolstering humans to colonize are balanced by ethical and economic tethers that keep us here on Earth. Before we…

their missions through space and walking among other planets. While it is an exciting thought that humanity may be living on another planet, such as Mars, one day, it may not be as easy as society thinks when we finally make it there. An experiment was done by NASA to simulate what it would be like for a group of people to live on terrain similar to Mars (Cornet, 2015). “A major component of the…

In this class, Core 1, we have touched on many different subjects. First, we discussed about the origins of the universe in module number one. Afterwards, we touched upon the origins of life in module number two. Currently, we talked over the origins of societies and culture in module number three. Even though the three different modules all seem to be broad and different, I believe they have an important similarity, and that is classification. As humans, we have the tendency to classify…