2021/12/12 by Vincenzo Donofrio, Donofrio, Vincenzo, Meghan Kirk +1
Physics and Astronomy · #FOS: Physical sciences #Popular Physics (physics.pop-ph) #Space Science and Extraterrestrial Life #physics.pop-ph
paper · pdf · doi:10.48550/arxiv.2112.06155
18 pages, 5 figures, 1 table. Submitted to Mars Society Mars City State Contest "Design the First 1-Million Person City on Mars" on 27 June 2020
arxiv created 2021/12/12 · openalex publication_date 2021/12/12 · arxiv updated 2021/12/14 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/07/28
The task of designing a city-state of one million residents on the planet Mars seemingly approaches the limit of perceived human ingenuity. A city-state on Mars of this capacity requires us to conform to and master the simplest aspects of survival yet also allows the opportunity to handle depths that humans on Earth have yet to imagine. Because the city-state will not be the initial structure for inhabitants of Mars, a simpler colony will be instead, it is important to note the progression from the finalized colony to the city. This paper will briefly detail aspects of the successful colony, Colony NPC, to give credence to the ignition of the city-state, City NPC. Consideration of technical, economical, and societal elements of the city are also discussed.