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You can survive on Mars with protection similar to that required to summit Mount Everest. Mars is a little colder and a little lower pressure and you need oxyge
by FlyMoreRockets 6y ago
You can survive on Mars with protection similar to that required to summit Mount Everest. Mars is a little colder and a little lower pressure and you need oxygen for both.
- heavyset_go 6y agoAt sea-level, Earth's atmospheric pressure is 14.7 psi and Mt Everest summit's is about 4 psi. Mars' atmospheric pressure is about 0.087 psi. Apparently a pressurized suit is required to survive on Mars[1]. Also, Mars' soil has toxic amounts of perchlorates[2]. You wouldn't want to breathe them in or have them touch your skin. [1] https://www.quora.com/Is-it-possible-to-breathe-and-survive-on-Mars-with-an-oxygen-tank-but-without-a-space-suit https://www.quora.com/Is-it-possible-to-breathe-and-survive-... [2] https://www.space.com/21554-mars-toxic-perchlorate-chemicals.html https://www.space.com/21554-mars-toxic-perchlorate-chemicals...
- heavyset_go 6y agoTo add to this, apparently your blood will boil at 0.9 psi[1]. [1] https://biology.stackexchange.com/questions/16741/what-is-the-minimum-air-pressure-the-human-body-can-tolerate-if-oxygen-supply-is https://biology.stackexchange.com/questions/16741/what-is-th...