The Dhaka Times Desk Thousands of people want to go to Mars to build a settlement despite knowing that they will die. 95 percent of the planet's air is carbon dioxide. Temperatures range from minus 135 degrees Celsius to 35 degrees Celsius. To get to this red planet, you have to travel 40 million miles. It will take about seven months to reach the planet. At this time, is it possible to deal with the pressure on the body due to changes in gravity at different levels? It is difficult to get a correct answer to this question. Those who go, will not be brought back from there - this has already been announced. Despite that, more than 78 thousand applications have been received from different parts of the world within two weeks after being selected for the Mars One project by the Dutch company.
The fourth planet of the solar system is Mars. Its other name is red planet because it looks red from Earth. The red color of the planet is due to the presence of iron oxide on the surface of Mars. Mars is a rocky planet. Mars is the last terrestrial planet in the solar system. That is, it also has a crust like the Earth. It has a very thin atmosphere, its crust has many moon-like craters, and Earth-like volcanoes, deserts, and polar ice. Applicants are not looking for an explanation of how and how long they can survive in such an environment.
According to the entrepreneurs, the last date will be 5 lakh applications by August 31. From among them, four people will be finally selected through the reality TV show. They will be sent to Mars in 2022. They will reach there in 2023 and start the work of building the colony. A total of 20 people will be sent by 2033 through such a process.
Byas Lansdorp, co-founder of the Mars One company, said anyone over 18 can apply through video communication. The application fee is determined taking into consideration the economic status of the country of the candidate. The application fee for US applicants is $38. The money from the application fee will be spent on organizing reality shows for selection. Money will also come from this show, which will be used to implement the project. 24 people will be selected first by considering various aspects including audience votes. Their training will last eight years. The lucky four will be finally selected from among them.
Scientists believe that if there is life on any planet other than Earth, it is on Mars. After the discovery of canals on Mars, a US space probe named Odyssey was the first to report the possibility of water on the planet. In 2008, another US spacecraft, Phoenix, brought ice from Mars. Human interest in Mars as Earth's neighbor is naturally somewhat greater. Because, as much research has been done on this planet, it has not been done on any other planet in the solar system. There were several ideas about Mars. Data obtained from several expeditions also helped in generating these ideas.
Source: Samakal.
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