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Space tourism is already a reality: where to go and what to see on Mars

July 20, 2021 The richest man on the planet Jeff Bezos has been in space. Humanity has always been attracted to Mars. In the future, when the Red Planet is colonized by humans, it will be possible to conduct excursions on the planet. Mars is a great place for tourists. Here you can find giant volcanoes, deep canyons and craters. The Red Planet will be an exciting tourism destination in the future as the first human colonies appear on the planet. Edition "Focus" has collected several places that can become famous tourist destinations.

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What to visit on Mars

Mount Olympus

Mount Olympus is the tallest volcano in the solar system. According to NASA, it is located in the Tarsis volcanic region. Olympus is almost three times higher than Everest (8,9 km). Olympus rises 25 km.

This is not just a mountain - it is a giant shield volcano, formed by lava that slowly flowed along its slopes. This means that future tourists will be able to climb the mountain without much difficulty, since the average slope is only 5%. At the top of the mountain is an impressive depression, about 85 km wide, formed by magma chambers that ejected lava and collapsed downward.

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Volcanoes of Tarsis

In addition to Olympus, there are other volcanoes on Mars that are worth visiting. According to NASA, there are 12 giant volcanoes in the Tarsis region, located on a stretch of 4 thousand km wide. Like Olympus, these volcanoes are taller than Earth's, because Mars has much less gravity than Earth's.

Scientists believe that these volcanoes may have erupted for 2 billion years, which is about half of the planet's existence.

Valleys Mariner

The planet has not only the largest volcano in the solar system, but also the largest canyon. NASA claims that the Valleys of the Mariner are about 3 thousand km long. This is about four times the size of the Grand Canyon, which is 800 km long.

Scientists are also unable to pinpoint exactly how the Martian canyon came about. They have several theories. Many experts speculate that the formation of the Tarsis region contributed to the growth of the Marineris Valleys. Lava flowing through the volcanic region pushed the Martian crust upward, leaving cracks. They eventually became the Valleys of the Mariner.

North and South Poles of Mars

Mars also has a north and south pole - they are also icy, like on Earth, but their composition is slightly different. The North Pole was studied in detail by the Phoenix lander in 2008, while observations of the South Pole are made from orbiters.

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In winter, temperatures at the Martian poles are so low that carbon dioxide condenses from the atmosphere into ice on the surface.

In the summer, this process is reversed when carbon dioxide is returned back to the atmosphere. Carbon dioxide completely disappears in the northern hemisphere, leaving behind an ice sheet of water. But some of the carbon dioxide remains in the southern atmosphere in the form of ice.

This movement of ice on the planet has a huge impact on the Martian climate, causing winds and other phenomena.

Gale Crater and Mount Sharp

Gale Crater became famous for the landing of the Curiosity rover there in 2012. A lot of evidence of the presence of water in the past has been found here. The rover found the riverbed just weeks after landing, and found traces of water all the way along the crater floor. Curiosity is currently climbing the nearest volcano, called Mount Sharp.

Organic molecules were a very interesting find by Curiosity. The substances were found in rocks that are 3,5 billion years old. The rover also detected methane concentrations that varied with the seasons.

Pits of Medusa

It is a one of the strangest places on the planet. Some people speculate that this is a UFO crash site. Scientists still believe that this is a huge volcanic field. Over time, the winds turned the rocks into formations of incredible beauty.

Scientists say it takes a long time to discover how Medusa's pits formed. Researchers suggest that the area could have formed as a result of numerous eruptions that occurred hundreds of times over 500 million years.

Such eruptions could warm the climate of the Red Planet, since greenhouse gases from volcanoes would rise into the atmosphere.

Hale Crater

This Martian crater is notable for the lines on its slopes, which are signs of hydration. In 2015, NASA said it could be a sign of running water on the surface. But later studies showed that the lines are traces of streams of atmospheric water and sand.

"Ghost Dunes" in the Labyrinth of Night and the Plain of Hellas

Modern Mars is a planet whose surface is mostly formed by wind. But in some places, you can still find evidence of the presence of water in the past, such as the "ghost dunes" in the Labyrinth of Night and the plain of Hellas.

Researchers say that these regions used to be dunes tens of meters high. Later, they were flooded with lava or water, as a result of which the bases of the dunes were preserved, but not their tops.

These ancient dunes show what winds have raged on Mars in the past. Dunes can also harbor germs, which are well protected from radiation and wind.

Space tourism

The idea of ​​space tourism is not new at all. Back in 2001, American millionaire Dennis Tito went to the ISS as a tourist, paying $ 20 million for a ticket, writes Esquire.

After a number of problems and the cessation of cooperation with Russia (whose rockets the tourists were flying on), NASA decided to develop its own space tourism program. Two companies have undertaken to create rockets for such purposes: Boeing and SpaceX.

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Boeing did not do much, and the rocket failed to reach the ISS. SpaceX, on the other hand, successfully launched its Crew Dragon rocket with two pilots on board in 2020. And in January 2022, the company plans to send a rocket to the ISS with four space tourists at once.

In 2021, space tourism is experiencing a renaissance. Just days before Bezos, British billionaire Richard Branson went into space. He took 6 people on board, and they are all considered tourists in space.

What will happen next after the flight of Bezos, we can only wait. Scientists predict that humanity will be able to reach the Red Planet and possibly even make it a tourist destination by 2050.

Ukrainian borscht in space

While everyone is dreaming of conquering space, enterprising Ukrainians have decided to send borscht and buckwheat baguette to the stratosphere, writes "Voice of America".

The Ukrainians decided to keep up with the famous billionaires, collected all the necessary products for borscht, purchased a baguette, supplied the dish with everything necessary for the flight and lifted it into the stratosphere to an altitude of 30 km.

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