Almost Everything We Need to Live on Mars Is Already There
![Almost Everything We Need to Live on Mars Is Already There](http://pop.h-cdn.co/assets/16/24/1024x768/sd-aspect-1465917760-inorbit23-nasa.jpg)
The more resources we can harness on the red planet, the fewer we need to bring with us.
The more resources we can harness on the red planet, the fewer we need to bring with us.
![](https://hips.hearstapps.com/pop.h-cdn.co/assets/16/24/1024x768/sd-aspect-1465917760-inorbit23-nasa.jpg?resize=1200:*)
Almost Everything We Need to Live on Mars Is Already There
![](https://cdn.vox-cdn.com/thumbor/4rkAe5-zqGXmwS18ob4ffVxRWuk=/1400x788/filters:format(png)/cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_asset/file/23659502/Mars_Perseverance_ZR0_0317_0695080841_957EBY_N0090000ZCAM03290_1100LMJ.png)
Life on Mars: What if NASA actually finds it? - Vox
![](https://static.scientificamerican.com/sciam/cache/file/2DCC17CD-4FC2-4F34-BE33CDB26E3AD5B9_source.jpg?w=1200)
Here's How to Bring Mars Down to Earth: Let NASA Do What NASA Does Best
![](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/GWgX6emvnqsG7U9PdDNein-1200-80.png)
What's ahead in returning samples from Mars?
![](https://www.visualcapitalist.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/Poster-Version-3c.png)
Animated Map: Where to Find Water on Mars
![](https://www.visualcapitalist.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/Shareable_watermapmars-1000x600.png)
Animated Map: Where to Find Water on Mars
![](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/uP7qVWL7Cp7JLu7C5Y4Euj-1200-80.jpg)
How long will it take for humans to colonize another planet?
![](https://hips.hearstapps.com/hmg-prod/images/earthrise-65354c4391401.jpeg?crop=1xw:1xh;center,top&resize=360:*)
Almost Everything We Need to Live on Mars Is Already There
![](https://i.natgeofe.com/n/17cbd65a-4c04-4cdc-84a3-c6052c1fc3db/1068.jpg?w=2520&h=3360)
Why we explore Mars—and what decades of missions have revealed
![](https://www.astronomy.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/02/800pxMars_mission.jpg?resize=600%2C411)
If we successfully land on Mars, could we live there?
![](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e9/Main_Asteroid_Belt_Asteroids.jpg/300px-Main_Asteroid_Belt_Asteroids.jpg)
Colonization of Mars - Wikipedia
![](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/tsRQNTJ8MhRUm32taXTdjm.jpg)
Mars missions: A brief history
![](https://static01.nyt.com/images/2023/11/28/science/28SCI-mars-bugs/28SCI-mars-bugs-articleLarge.jpg?quality=75&auto=webp&disable=upscale)
Mars Needs Insects - The New York Times