Mars has virtually no magnehtic field.
Without a magnetic field, solar winds will strip away any atmosphere we try to build up on the planet.
So any colony will be a strictly artificial construct and less viable than one on our moon - by simple proximity.
Without a magnetic field, solar winds will strip away any atmosphere we try to build up on the planet.
So any colony will be a strictly artificial construct and less viable than one on our moon - by simple proximity.


