Mars colony by Cody Rapley

Picture of the Day 10/5/14 - Mars colony by photographer and designer Cody Rapley from New Zealand.

Mars base by Manchu

Picture of the Day 24/4/14 - A Mars base in Tartarus Colles by French sci-fi artist Manchu (Philippe Bouchet).

Mars colony by Pete Ashford

Picture of the Day 6/4/14 - A drawing "Welcome to Mars" (2010) by Pete Ashford from United Kingdom.

Terraforming Mars by Dane Spangler

Three phases for terraforming Mars by Dane Spangler's illustrations. Note the time needed (changing technologic level in illustrations) for complete terraformation of Mars. Click to view in full resolution:

Phase 1. - Red Mars:

Mars colony by Manchu

Picture of the Day 3/4/14 - A Mars colony by French sci-fi artist Manchu (Philippe Bouchet).

Mars base by Bryan Versteeg

Bryan Versteeg is one of the best conceptual design artists for space exploration nowadays. Today I have picked one of his concept art pictures for Mars habitat as my "Picture of the Day" for Mars colonization.