MARS — The first Mars habitat designed for humans will be unveiled at an exhibition in the United Kingdom on November 10m to tie-in with a National Geographic program that imagines colonists from Earth living on the Red Planet. <br /> <br />The exhibition in London is based on extensive consultations with astronomers from the Royal Observatory Greenwich and How We’ll Live on Mars author Stephen Petranek, The Mirror reported. <br /> <br />The dwelling would be constructed with Martian soil, which would be microwaved until it forms a brick. The Martian soil bricks and recycled spacecraft parts would then be used to build an igloo-shaped dome. The walls of the dome would be around 10-feet thick and the entrance would be double air-locked. <br /> <br />The dome could be able to withstand the harsh Martian environment, including extremely low temperatures, micrometeorite impacts, thin atmosphere and cosmic radiation. <br /> <br />The exhibition coincides with the launch of a six-part NatGeo docu-drama called MARS, which tells the story of humans’ attempt to colonise the Red Planet in the year 2033.
