Abu Dhabi, January 10: Mars has always been the planet of human interests. Many numbers of satellites, missions are taken up to study the planet Mars. Ever wondered about visiting ‘Mars’! What if we settle down on Mars as its citizens? Citizens of Rocky Planet? Butterflies in your stomach, right?
The United Arab Emirates has released a virtual reality tour of the City of Wisdom, their vision of humanity's first settlement on Mars. The UAE has announced they intend to establish the first colony on the red planet by 2117.
Curiosity builds up day by day over our Red Planet! Outside, massive, insectile robot excavator’s pound away at the dusty red-brown soil to form roads and dig the foundations of new buildings. In no time, a red dome appears on the horizon: the City of Wisdom, humanity’s first settlement on Mars. Complete with laboratories, a University, green spaces, flowing architecture, and 600,000 permanent residents, this is Mars 2117 — the United Arab Emirates’ (UAE) vision for the future of our nearest planetary neighbour — and you can explore it yourself in full virtual reality.
Until travelling and settling down to Mars becomes reality let us explore the ‘Wisdom City’.