If an asteroid slams into the planet or a marsquake strikes, it'll endanger your colony.Īnd that's what we're up against in real life, too. Just like reality, every decision has a consequence: releasing too many greenhouse gasses into the atmosphere will trigger an acid rain and reduce soil quality. If you figure out how to survive all that, you might begin to think about colonizing and terraforming the planet. Sand storms threaten to destroy any structures you build, the unrelenting radiation fries human DNA, and the lack of atmospheric pressure would essentially cause your organs to rupture.
Let's just get this out of the way: Everything is harder on Mars.
