Can humans live on Mars? You asked Google – here’s the answer | Ian Sample
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" Ian Sample is the Guardian's science editor
" Ian Sample is the Guardian's science editor
Wanted: men and women to leave the birthplace of humanity and the only safe haven in the solar system for an interminable voyage in a cramped container with people you will probably learn to hate. Destination: the freezing, airless, highly irradiated and irredeemable wasteland we call Mars. Must be willing to live in a pressurised pod, drink crewmates' recycled urine and endure disgraceful broadband service.
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