Entering Mars atmosphere by Manchu

Picture of the Day 15/6/14 - Mars habitat module entering Mars atmosphere with Low Density Supersonic Decelerator (LDSD) by French sci-fi artist Manchu (Philippe Bouchet).

Mars colony by Cody Rapley

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

Setting up a Mars base by Pat Rawlings

Picture of the Day 8/5/14 - Setting up a Mars base (1998) by space illustrator Pat Rawlings.

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Mars base by John J. Olson

Picture of the Day 6/5/14 - Mars base (1992) by NASA's artist John J. Olson.

Mars landscapes by Ludovic Celle

Mars landscape pictures by French graphic artist Ludovis Celle. More of his art here. Click to view in full resolution:

Red Dragon landing on Mars by SpaceX

Picture of the Day 4/5/14 - Red Dragon (made by SpaceX) landing on Mars.

Mars greenhouse by Chris Law

Picture of the Day 29/4/14 - Mars greenhouse by fantasy artist Chris Law from United Kingdom.

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Marker sketches of Mars by Phil Smith

Mars related marker sketches (2005-2006) by American artist Phil Smith. More of his art here.

Most of these sketches was made for Mars Foundation - an organisation whose mission is to inspire the next generation of Mars explorers. They run several research projects (as 3D printing on Mars) to design, fund, build and operate the first permanent settlement on Mars (Mars Homestead Project). Click to view in full resolution:

Astronauts exploring Mars by Sean Brady

Picture of the Day 27/4/14 - "Olympos station" (2007) by Sean Brady from United Kingdom.
Author's description of the scene: Setting up an automated weather station on the lower slopes of Olympus Mons.

My LEGO Mars base

Inspired from GRusso's idea for a LEGO Mars base, I built one by myself from my old LEGO bricks.

Note that I don't have any pack of space themed LEGO's so I had to improvise a lot. Most pressing was the absence of big windows for the greenhouse and appropriate hermetic-looking doors. Click to view in full resolution: