World’s first Mars show home goes on display, giving a glimpse of life on the Red Planet in 2033

THE first ever Mars show home opened in London today — giving a glimpse of how colonisers might live on the Red Planet less than two decades from now.

National Geographic unveils the first ever Mars show home. Photo by Joe Pepler/REX/Shutterstock

THE first ever Mars show home opened in London today — giving a glimpse of how colonisers might live on the Red Planet less than two decades from now.

The futuristic igloo-shaped des res is on display for the next week at the Royal Observatory in Greenwich.

Space experts created the Martian house to help visitors imagine what it could be like if humans establish a city on the inhospitable planet in the year 2033.

It would be situated in the Valles Marineris — a 2,500-mile system of canyons that runs along the equator of Mars.

As the Martian atmosphere is hundred times thinner than on Earth, colonisers would spend almost all their time indoors.

Houses would be dug underground with only a small portion above the surface, and would be connected by a network of tunnels.

Ever wondered what life on Mars would look like? Photo by Joe Pepler/REX/Shutterstock

The show home depicts a typical dwelling made from recycled spaceships and Martian soil microwaved into bricks to make a sturdy building material.

Although the show home is small, in reality the walls would have to be 12ft thick to shield residents from harmful cosmic rays.

A double-airlock front door keeps the inside pressurised, with a spacesuit needed to venture outside.

Houses won’t have windows but one side of the igloo has been made transparent so visitors can see life for the astronauts living inside.

It looks better than my house.

There is also a depiction of the basement containing sleeping quarters, food supplies, scientific equipment and tunnels linking to other habitats.

A small exhibition around the show home brings to life visions of the colony and the prospect of humans living permanently on another planet.

Dr Marek Kukula, Public Astronomer at the Royal Observatory Greenwich, said: “It’s amazing to live at a time when space agencies and private companies are seriously contemplating sending humans to Mars.

“Science fiction is on the verge of turning into science fact and it’s exciting to think that a young visitor to the show home here in Greenwich might turn out to be the first human to actually set foot on Mars in the not so distant future.”

This story was first published on The Sun.