At least 110 humans would be needed to start a new civilization on Mars, a study has calculated.<\/p>\n
That number would ensure enough tools and commodities could be produced before supplies run out.<\/p>\n
Any human colony would have to set up home in an oxygen-filled dome and start their own agriculture and other industries.<\/p>\n
The study assumes support from Earth has been cut off due to war, failing resources, or settlers declaring an independent republic.<\/p>\n
In 2015s The Martian, Matt Damons character Mark Watney was stranded there.<\/p>\n
But space expert Professor Jean-Marc Salotti estimates he could have set up a permanent home if he had 109 colleagues.<\/p>\n
The scientist, at Frances Bordeaux Institut National Polytechnique, used a mathematical model to determine the feasibility of survival on another planet and being self-sustaining.<\/p>\n
He said survival would depend on access to natural resources, work conditions and other assumptions.<\/p>\n
Elon Musks SpaceX program hopes to one day colonize Mars, which is around 140 million miles away.<\/p>\n
Prof Salotti added: This question is of particular importance for the future of space conquest and perhaps also for the future of humanity in general.<\/p>\n
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