Take a tour on Mars with National Geographic Channel

The possibility that we will have to look at another planet for sustenance as an entire race is looming. When we think of a planet that can sustain us, Mars is the only one that comes to mind. While Elon Musk works on making that a reality , we put together a slideshow that shows you what you’re in for. 

NatGeo has recently launched its largest scale production to date – MARS. It is a series that will take the viewers to the red planet and explain the possibility of life on MARS through its six-part series. The first part is already out and the second episode airs on Monday, 21st November 2016. 

Based on a documentary - drama, it imagines humankind’s first harrowing attempt to inhabit the distant planet. Take a look. 

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Imagining life on Mars.

Directed by celebrated Hollywood director - Ron Howard, the global miniseries event MARS blends feature film - calibre scripted elements set in the future with documentary verity interviews with today’s best and brightest minds in modern science and innovation, illuminating how research and development is creating the space technology that will enable our first attempt at a mission to Mars.

Homecoming?

Greeks called the planet Ares after their god of war, while the Romans called it Mars. Its sign is thought to be the shield and sword of Mars.

The diameter of Mars is 4220 miles. It is slightly more than half the size of Earth and almost twice the size of the Moon.

The first episode was a glimpse of things to come.

In 2033, the first human mission to Mars enters the red planet’s atmosphere but the crew of the Daedalus faces a life-threatening emergency when the ship’s landing system goes offline. The crew’s commander risks his life to fix the problem as mission control monitors back on Earth. In the present-day documentary, SpaceX attempts to land the world’s first reusable rocket in order to pioneer the critical technology that will help humans reach Mars.

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