Video record of session 3 of the Cycle Mars 2030 (in Portuguese)

Is Mars capable of sustaining human life? As soon as a crew lands on the surface of Mars, its resistance will be tested under the harsh conditions of the red planet. Growing food, keeping mental and physical health and even breathing, are tasks complicated by the cold environment, thin air and lack of liquid water.

Researchers Isabel Abreu and Pedro Machado, respectively from Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica António Xavier da Universidade Nova de Lisboa (ITQB-NOVA) and Instituto de Astrofísica e Ciências do Espaço (IA) and Faculdade de Ciências da Universidade de Lisboa (FCUL), talk about the survival of human beings on Mars. Moderation by Vera Novais (Observador).

The session took place on the 15th of December 2018 in Centro Cultural de Belém, Lisboa.

Cycle Mars 2030 is a co-production of Instituto de Astrofísica e Ciências do Espaço (IA), Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica António Xavier da Universidade Nova de Lisboa (ITQB-NOVA), and Centro Cultural de Belém (CCB).

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