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Could we live on Mars?

Have you ever thought what it would be like to travel to the planet Mars? Is it even possible?

NASA, the United States Space Agency, wants to send humans to the “red planet” by 2030.

If we manage to get there, could we live and survive on the ‘red planet’?


Use this website to help you explore and learn about some of the science involved in the long journey to Mars, and how to survive on the planet.


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