Picture of the Day 03/09/2023 - AI generated image by Antarik Fox of an industrial complex on Mars.
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Sunday, September 3, 2023
Friday, January 15, 2021
Steel factory on Mars by Dmitrii Ustinov
Picture of the Day 15/01/2021 - Mars is about twice as rich in iron as Earth is; in fact its distinctive red color is due to iron oxides on its surface. So making steel shouldn't be a problem. Here is an artwork of a steel factory (mill) on Mars producing raw steel blocks by Russian artist Dmitrii Ustinov. More of his art here.

Sunday, November 8, 2020
Lunar mining colony by Jort van Welbergen
Picture of the Day 8/11/2020 - Lunar mining colony with several landing pads for SpaceX's Starships (pictured here in their 2017 design, then called Big Falcon Ship) by Dutch freelance movie and game concept designer Jort van Welbergen. More of his art here.

Closeup of one of the Starship landing pads with Earth on the horizon:

Tuesday, September 1, 2020
Donut cafe on Mars by Natalia Babiy
As Elon Musk has said: colonizing Mars will create "an explosion of entrepreneurial opportunity because Mars will need everything from iron foundries to pizza joints to nightclubs. Mars should really have great bars". Here is a donut cafe on Mars by Ukrainian concept artist Natalia Babiy. More of her art here.

Thursday, August 20, 2020
Amazon Prime Air deliveries on Mars
Picture of the Day 20/8/2020 - Amazon Prime Air craft delivering packages on Mars by American concept designer Dave Arredondo. More of his art here.

Sunday, November 3, 2019
Factory on Mars by Adam Taylor
Picture of the Day 3/11/2019 - digital drawing of a factory on Mars by American concept artist Adam Taylor. More of his art here.
Wednesday, December 19, 2018
Images from NatGeo's MARS episode 6 of season 2
Sixth episode "The Shake Up" ( s02e06 ) of National Geographic's MARS TV series season 2 has been aired. Here are some images from the episode.
Storyline in short: Using explosives, miners from Lukrum colony finally get to an underground water aquifer. But water is under pressure and causes a severe earthquake, damaging Olympus Town but completely destroying Lukrum colony, leaving a dozen miners dead. While inspecting his ruined base the commander of Lukrum colony is killed in an accident. The season ends on a positive note - Earth is introduced with the first child born on Mars and Olympus Town is repaired and is open for future expansion.
Images from other episodes of season 2: ► Episode 1 ► Episode 2 ► Episode 3 ► Episode 4 ► Episode 5
Storyline in short: Using explosives, miners from Lukrum colony finally get to an underground water aquifer. But water is under pressure and causes a severe earthquake, damaging Olympus Town but completely destroying Lukrum colony, leaving a dozen miners dead. While inspecting his ruined base the commander of Lukrum colony is killed in an accident. The season ends on a positive note - Earth is introduced with the first child born on Mars and Olympus Town is repaired and is open for future expansion.
Images from other episodes of season 2: ► Episode 1 ► Episode 2 ► Episode 3 ► Episode 4 ► Episode 5
Tuesday, December 11, 2018
Images from NatGeo's MARS episode 5 of season 2
Fifth episode "Power Play" ( s02e05 ) of National Geographic's MARS TV series season 2 has been aired. Here are some images from the episode.
Storyline in short: Miners from Lukrum colony are prospecting for resources and require additional power from Olympus Town. Meanwhile on Earth Lukrum Industries struck deal with Russia to get exclusive mining rights on Mars. While Olympus Town's commander is inspecting potential water site her deputy cuts power to Lukrum colony causing power outage there and nearly killing some of the miners.
Images from other episodes of season 2: ► Episode 1 ► Episode 2 ► Episode 3 ► Episode 4 ► Episode 6
► Watch full episode 5 of season 2 here
Storyline in short: Miners from Lukrum colony are prospecting for resources and require additional power from Olympus Town. Meanwhile on Earth Lukrum Industries struck deal with Russia to get exclusive mining rights on Mars. While Olympus Town's commander is inspecting potential water site her deputy cuts power to Lukrum colony causing power outage there and nearly killing some of the miners.
Images from other episodes of season 2: ► Episode 1 ► Episode 2 ► Episode 3 ► Episode 4 ► Episode 6
Wednesday, December 5, 2018
Images from NatGeo's MARS episode 4 of season 2
Fourth episode "Contagion" ( s02e04 ) of National Geographic's MARS TV series season 2 has been aired. Here are some images from the episode.
Storyline in short: Deadly Martian pathogen strikes both Lukrum colony and Olympus Town. It's discovered only a Penicillin can fight it and it's available only on Chinese orbital station which drops it to the ground.
Images from other episodes of season 2: ► Episode 1 ► Episode 2 ► Episode 3 ► Episode 5 ► Episode 6
Storyline in short: Deadly Martian pathogen strikes both Lukrum colony and Olympus Town. It's discovered only a Penicillin can fight it and it's available only on Chinese orbital station which drops it to the ground.
Images from other episodes of season 2: ► Episode 1 ► Episode 2 ► Episode 3 ► Episode 5 ► Episode 6
Monday, November 26, 2018
Images from NatGeo's MARS episode 3 of season 2
Third episode "Darkness falls" ( s02e03 ) of National Geographic's MARS TV series season 2 has been aired today. Here are some images from the episode.
Storyline in short: Massive solar flare knocks out electrical grid and communications on Mars in time when one of the scientists is taking samples from Lukrum's water drilling site on her own, without informing anyone. Miners from Lukrum colony rescue her life, thus restoring relations between the two settlements.
Images from other episodes of season 2: ► Episode 1 ► Episode 2 ► Episode 4 ► Episode 5 ► Episode 6
► Watch full episode 3 of season 2 here
Storyline in short: Massive solar flare knocks out electrical grid and communications on Mars in time when one of the scientists is taking samples from Lukrum's water drilling site on her own, without informing anyone. Miners from Lukrum colony rescue her life, thus restoring relations between the two settlements.
Images from other episodes of season 2: ► Episode 1 ► Episode 2 ► Episode 4 ► Episode 5 ► Episode 6
Tuesday, November 20, 2018
Images from NatGeo's MARS episode 2 of season 2
Second episode "Worlds apart" ( s02e02 ) of National Geographic's MARS TV series season 2 has been aired. Here are some images from the episode, apart from those seen in the trailer and promotional collection.
Storyline in short: While scientists from Olympus Town and miners from Lukrum colony are making connections, miners discover a liquid water pocket bellow the surface of Mars. Now the Lukrum colony can be independent from the resources of Olympus Town but scientists are not happy with miners contaminating possible shelter of Martian life-forms. Meanwhile one of the original crew discovers she is pregnant but Olympus Town commander's twin sister dies from tumor during a flight to Mars.
Images from other episodes of season 2: ► Episode 1 ►Episode 3 ► Episode 4 ► Episode 5 ► Episode 6
► Watch full episode 2 of season 2 here
Storyline in short: While scientists from Olympus Town and miners from Lukrum colony are making connections, miners discover a liquid water pocket bellow the surface of Mars. Now the Lukrum colony can be independent from the resources of Olympus Town but scientists are not happy with miners contaminating possible shelter of Martian life-forms. Meanwhile one of the original crew discovers she is pregnant but Olympus Town commander's twin sister dies from tumor during a flight to Mars.
Images from other episodes of season 2: ► Episode 1 ►Episode 3 ► Episode 4 ► Episode 5 ► Episode 6
Thursday, November 15, 2018
NatGeo's MARS TV series: full episodes of season 2
Watch full season 2 of National Geographic Channel's MARS TV series here. In season 1 the part documentary, part fiction series depicted first human mission to Mars and hardships of building a base on Mars in a lava tube. The six-episode season 2 is digging deeper into the challenges of life on Mars, covering everything from the first Martian-born babies to surviving the common cold to the first commercial efforts by Lukrum Corporation to exploit the planet's resources.
DRAMA PART of full season 2 without documentary cut-ins:
► Watch full episodes of season 1 here
More content from season 2: ► HD images ► Trailer & images from it ► Cover art
Episode 1 - We are not alone s02e01
Images from Episode 1
Watch full episode HERE.Monday, November 12, 2018
Images from NatGeo's MARS episode 1 of season 2
The first episode "We are not alone" ( s02e01 ) of National Geographic's MARS TV series season 2 has been aired today. Here are some (mostly exterior) images from the episode, apart from those seen in the trailer and promotional collection.
Storyline in short: Beginning of season 2 is set in April 2042, 5 years after the end of season 1. In episode 1 the scientists at Olympus Town are accompanied by a new neighbor - miners at Lukrum colony 25 kilometers apart. Miners demand to be connected to the water source of Olympus Town and rush building the pipeline, causing an accident and concerns in Olympus Town.
Images from other episodes of season 2: ► Episode 2 ► Episode 3 ► Episode 4 ► Episode 5 ► Episode 6
► Watch full episode 1 of season 2 here
Storyline in short: Beginning of season 2 is set in April 2042, 5 years after the end of season 1. In episode 1 the scientists at Olympus Town are accompanied by a new neighbor - miners at Lukrum colony 25 kilometers apart. Miners demand to be connected to the water source of Olympus Town and rush building the pipeline, causing an accident and concerns in Olympus Town.
Images from other episodes of season 2: ► Episode 2 ► Episode 3 ► Episode 4 ► Episode 5 ► Episode 6
Saturday, November 10, 2018
NatGeo's "Mars" TV series - HD images from season 2
National Geographic's "Mars" part documentary, part fiction TV series depicted first human mission to Mars and hardships of building a base on Mars in a lava tube in season 1. The six-episode season 2 promises to dig deeper into the challenges of life on Mars, covering everything from the first Martian-born babies to surviving the common cold to the first commercial efforts by Lukrum Corporation to exploit the planet's resources. Season 2 will be broadcasted worldwide starting on November 12th.
In July National Geographic released a trailer for the season 2. You can watch and see some HD images from the trailer here.
Here are more images from the season 2. Open link in new tab to view images in full resolution.
► Watch full episodes of season 2 here
In July National Geographic released a trailer for the season 2. You can watch and see some HD images from the trailer here.
Here are more images from the season 2. Open link in new tab to view images in full resolution.
Friday, April 14, 2017
Industrial Mars by Evgeny Kazantsev
Picture of the Day 14/4/2017 - Industrial landscape on Mars by Russian sci-fi artist Evgeny Kazantsev. More of his art here.
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