EARTH [T-0]
ARRIVAL [T+7MO]
MARS [T-0]
HOHMANN TRANSFER
// PLANETARY VITALS
GRAVITY (G-FORCE)
DAY DURATION (SOL)
ORBITAL PERIOD (YEAR)
// CONCLUSION: MARS HAS 38% GRAVITY BUT A NEAR-IDENTICAL DAY.
// ATMOSPHERIC COMPOSITION (SPECTROMETER)
EARTH [1 ATM]
BREATHABLE
MARS [0.01 ATM]
TOXIC / ASPHYXIANT
// SURFACE TEMPERATURE (DAILY CYCLE)
-150°C
-100°C
-50°C
0°C
+50°C
EARTH
MIN: 10°C / MAX: 30°C
MARS
MIN: -125°C / MAX: 20°C
// ALERT: NO ATMOSPHERE TO RETAIN HEAT. NIGHTS ARE LETHAL.
// RADIATION ENVIRONMENT (ANNUAL DOSE)
EARTH SURFACE
0.003 Sv / YEAR
INTL. SPACE STATION
0.150 Sv / YEAR
MARS SURFACE (UNSHIELDED)
0.250 Sv / YEAR
DEEP SPACE TRANSIT
0.700 Sv / YEAR
// WARNING: LACK OF MAGNETOSPHERE EXPOSES SURFACE TO COSMIC RAYS.
// GEOLOGICAL EXTREMES (ALTITUDE)
// NOTE: OLYMPUS MONS IS NEARLY 3X THE HEIGHT OF EVEREST.
// NATURAL SATELLITES (TARGET LOCK)
Phobos
MEAN RADIUS 11.2 KM
ORBIT PERIOD 7h 39m
ORBIT STATUS DECAYING
// ALERT: IMPACT WITH MARS PREDICTED IN 50M YEARS.
Deimos
MEAN RADIUS 6.2 KM
ORBIT PERIOD 30h 18m
ORBIT STATUS ESCAPING
// NOTE: DRIFTING INTO DEEP SPACE.
// SEASONAL MECHANICS (AXIAL TILT)
// CONCLUSION: MARS HAS SEASONS ALMOST IDENTICAL TO EARTH.
// HABITABLE SURFACE AREA (DRY LAND)
148 M KM²
EARTH (LAND ONLY)
144 M KM²
MARS (TOTAL SURFACE)
// CONCLUSION: DESPITE BEING HALF THE SIZE, MARS OFFERS
THE SAME AMOUNT OF EXPLORABLE LAND AS EARTH.
// GRAVITATIONAL LOCK (ESCAPE VELOCITY)
// TACTICAL ADVANTAGE: LOW GRAVITY ALLOWS SINGLE-STAGE-TO-ORBIT (SSTO).
// TARGET LOCK: SOL-4 [MARS] // UPLINK ESTABLISHED