Hello Mars
Welcome to Mars...
What to wear... Today's temperature will range between highs of 70ºF and lows of -70ºF
Don't breathe... The atmospheric pressure is about 1% of Earth, and is comprised of poisonous Carbon Dioxide.
Now you can dunk... Gravity is only 1/3 of Earth, so you can jump/throw higher & longer
Bring your sunscreen... You'll receive the same amount of radiation in one week on Mars, as you would in 2 years on Earth
Stay healthy... living for prolonged periods of time on Mars will likely lead to bone weakness, muscle atrophy, and cataracts
Long haul... Mars orbits the sun every 2 years, so that's roughly how long your return trip will take
Say again... the average distance from Earth to Mars is 140M miles, this means that it typically takes about 12 minutes to send a signal (each way)
...Have a nice stay!
WHAT IS MARSVR?
MarsVR is the brainchild of the Mars' Society Executive Director James Burk. The vision is to create a suite of interactive educational fun experiences that can be experienced across multiple devices to give human faring folk a glimpse of what life on the red planet will be like
MDRS VR
Short Term Objective
"Only a few lucky people are able to visit the MDRS each year, and these are usually scientists, researchers, or astronauts in training. The mission of MDRS-VR is to take you there, so you can learn about the fundamentals of living, surviving, and thriving at the MDRS and on the red planet."
Creating the virtual MDRS
At the core of MDRS-VR is a suite of realistic 3D terrain and building models, our digital twin.
This video shows the model development which used hundreds of photos, measurements, photogrammetry, drone imagery, and satellite data.
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MDRS VR
MDRS VR
Long Term Objective
"As NASA data of Mars returns, we intend on recreating Mars virtually. From this shared environment, Crowd-Exploring will afford earth-based explorers the chance to experience the nuances of the martian terrain remotely using virtual reality - helping future explorers & scientists look for interesting geology, signs of water, and search for the possibility of life"
MDRS VR
The MDRS Experience
The MDRS Experience (MarsVR) is now on steam, for free, to everyone.
Come learn about the MDRS is a fun immersive way, test out Martian gravity, even drive a rover!
We are also working on a suite of accompanying educational VR, AR, 3D, 360, and digital experiences... see below
The MDRS 360 Experience (part of the MarsVR suite) is now available for free, to everyone.
Come learn about the MDRS in a fun immersive way, explore the terrain, the hab, the science dome, and more.
The MDRS 360 Experience (part of the MarsVR suite) is now available for free, to everyone.
Come learn about the MDRS in a fun immersive way, explore the terrain, the hab, the science dome, and more.
MDRS 360
Tour the MDRS from any device
The MDRS 360 Experience (part of the MarsVR suite) is now available for free, to everyone.
Come learn about the MDRS in a fun immersive way, explore the terrain, the hab, the science dome, and more.
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The MDRS 360 Experience (part of the MarsVR suite) is now available for free, to everyone.
Come learn about the MDRS in a fun immersive way, explore the terrain, the hab, the science dome, and more.
The MDRS 360 Experience (part of the MarsVR suite) is now available for free, to everyone.
Come learn about the MDRS in a fun immersive way, explore the terrain, the hab, the science dome, and more.
Virtual Mars, driving, flying, and more
To Mars and Beyond!
What does Mars smell like?
How long could you survive?
What would it be like to drive or fly over Mars, kick a ball, search for water?
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In virtual Mars, we leverage NASA data to recreate Mars as close to reality as possible, and you get to arrive, survive, and thrive - or at least try to!
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Open beta coming soon. Sign-up here for more info
We are also creating tons of educational materials, 3D Models, And AR interactables
Here are a few, but we seriously need to update these soon as we have so many to share
One of the dozen or so 3D model assets that are free to download and use in your projects
