Since 2008, more than 40 scientists at institutions across the country have been studying what cosmic radiation does to the human body and how to mitigate these impacts. In addition, NASA has created nearly a dozen specialized centers of research in this area.
In order to colonize Mars, we must first get there safely and in good health. That is why it is so important that scientists have found a way to protect astronauts before they travel to any far from Earth, scientists said
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Thermospecialist
At 1 bar air pressure inside, a dome on Mars would get a lifting force of 10 metric tons per sqm. Make it big enough and it can lift a mountain from the martian surface - good night dreamers!
disenfranchised independent
I still think a moon colony would be a better and easier step. Why? Once you have the technology to live on the moon self sufficiently, then you have the technology to live anywhere in the solar system.
Dante
Tera forming is impossible Mars has no magnetic field to protect whatever atmosphere we may create