This is what a Mars megacity could look like

An extraterrestrial city that provides food, water, and oxygen to over 250,000 people.
By Emmett Smith  on 
This is what a Mars megacity could look like
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As our collective dreams of space exploration become bolder, so do our visions of what extraterrestrial habitats would look like.

Architecture studio Abiboo's concept megacity, Nüwa, is set in a Martian cliff face and would be capable of providing food, water, and oxygen for over 250,000 people.

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