The discovery of the red planet: Mars exhibition in the House of Nature

The discovery of the red planet: Mars exhibition in the House of Nature

In the House of Nature in Salzburg, a fascinating special exhibition was opened, which revolves around Mars around the planet. This exhibition brings current scientific knowledge closer to a broad audience and is designed to arouse interest in researching the red planet. The idea that the first person to enter Mars could already be born is pleased in the scientific circles of great approval.

The pictures that come from two highly developed robots that have been researching Mars for several decades are particularly impressive. These robots have the ability to autonomously operate and provide modern laboratories to analyze the surface of the mars. Julia Weratschnig, the curator of the exhibition, emphasizes: "It is already very highly developed laboratories that do it automatically and autonomously, and you hope that you will find traces in any of these samples that have been indicated that there have been life on Mars." Robert Lindner, the director of the House of Nature, emphasizes that Mars played a central role in the idea of extraterrestrial life, which is also evident in colloquial language when "Marsmännchen" is mentioned.

The hostile conditions on the Mars

The exhibited images are brand new and give an impression of the rough and hostile surroundings of Mars. Despite the extreme conditions, there are indications that the Mars of the earth is most similar, and it is believed that water exists, if only in frozen form. Weratschnig explains: "As the Mars is now, it is absolutely hostile. It starts with the fact that the atmosphere only has half a percent of earthly air pressure, so we would suffocate there immediately. The temperatures are usually well below freezing." These extreme conditions represent an immense challenge for the future manned research of the planet.

The exhibition also offers interactive elements for visitors that enrich the experience. In this way, guests can see in a specially designed marsing cuisine how food could possibly be grown under extreme conditions. These ideas are not only theoretical, but should also promote the idea that Mars could one day be a place where people can live and work.

insight into the Mars experiments

Another exciting part of the exhibition is experimenting with room gloves that give visitors a feeling for how it would be to work on the Mars. The question of how high you could jump on Mars is also explored in a playful way. A very special highlight are two pieces of real Mars rock, which come from asteroid strikes and are shown as part of the exhibition. These meteorites give a unique insight into the geological history of Mars and strengthen the connection between the earth and its neighbor in space.

The new special exhibition "The discovery of the red planet" is planned for a year and a half and invites everyone interested to learn more about Mars and its secrets. The exhibition is a valuable contribution to the popularization of Marsforschung and offers both informative and interactive elements that promote the fascination for space and research into other planets. More details on this topic can be found in a detailed report on Salzburg.ORF .