Mars

Basic Information

Mars is the fourth planet from the Sun and the second-smallest planet in the Solar System. Often called the "Red Planet" due to its reddish appearance caused by iron oxide on its surface. Mars is a primary target for human colonization in the game with 25 habitation sites available.

Gallery

HemisphereProjectionHab surfacePhoto

Additional Information

Tech required to explore

• Mission to Mars

Mining Sites

Notes:

• Negative values are not a bug, the game actually sets the median to a negative value to make it incredibly unlikely for the site to have a positive mine output. But note that the actual mined amount cannot actually be negative.
• Blank values indicate that the site can never produce this resource. In contrast, 0 indicates that there is still up to 50% chance for the site to produce the resource.
• Values shown do not take into account the final capping of the Noble Metals output to just 1/2 or 1/3 of the Base Metals output.
• Top 50% Mean is the average value of the top 50% of possible rolls. It is also a much looser estimate than the median because it cannot handle edge cases such as where the mininum value is too close to the median value.

MedianTop 50% Mean

Site Name	Parent Body	Mining Profile	Max Hab Tier	Median Resources (after Mass/Density Modifiers)
Schiaparelli Crater	Mars	Martian Lowlands	4	10	15	30	5	0
Terra Sabaea	Mars	Martian	4	20	20	20	0	0
Argyre Planitia	Mars	Martian South Polar	4	50	20	10	0	0
Noctis Labyrinthus	Mars	Martian Lowlands	4	10	15	30	5	0
Xanthe Terra	Mars	Martian	4	20	20	20	0	0
Daedalia Planum	Mars	Martian	4	20	20	20	0	0
Tempe Terra	Mars	Martian	4	20	20	20	0	0
Scylla Scopulus	Mars	Martian	4	20	20	20	0	0
Olympus Mons	Mars	Martian Volcanic	4	10	25	40	15	0
Aonia Terra	Mars	Martian South Polar	4	50	20	10	0	0
Arcadia Planitia	Mars	Martian North Polar	4	50	20	10	0	0.2
Tyrrhena Terra	Mars	Martian	4	20	20	20	0	0
Terra Sirenum	Mars	Martian	4	20	20	20	0	0
Noachis Terra	Mars	Martian	4	20	20	20	0	0
Arabia Terra	Mars	Martian	4	20	20	20	0	0
Hellas Planitia	Mars	Martian	4	20	20	20	0	0
Promethei Terra	Mars	Martian South Polar	4	50	20	10	0	0
Utopia Planitia	Mars	Martian North Polar	4	50	20	10	0	0.2
Valles Marineris	Mars	Martian	4	20	20	20	0	0
Tantalus Fossae	Mars	Martian North Polar	4	50	20	10	0	0.2
Isidis Planitia	Mars	Martian	4	20	20	20	0	0
Elysium Planitia	Mars	Martian	4	20	20	20	0	0
Acidalia Planitia	Mars	Martian North Polar	4	50	20	10	0	0.2
Ares Valles	Mars	Martian Lowlands	4	10	15	30	5	0
Tharsis Montes	Mars	Martian Volcanic	4	10	25	40	15	0
Total: 25 Hab Sites				660	495	500	45	0.8

Site Name	Parent Body	Mining Profile	Max Hab Tier	Estimated Top 50% Mean Resources (after Mass/Density Modifiers)
Schiaparelli Crater	Mars	Martian Lowlands	4	11.25	17.5	40	6.111	0.429
Terra Sabaea	Mars	Martian	4	20.556	22.5	33.333	2.5	0.536
Argyre Planitia	Mars	Martian South Polar	4	52.5	22.5	12.5	0.556	0.429
Noctis Labyrinthus	Mars	Martian Lowlands	4	11.25	17.5	40	6.111	0.429
Xanthe Terra	Mars	Martian	4	20.556	22.5	33.333	2.5	0.536
Daedalia Planum	Mars	Martian	4	20.556	22.5	33.333	2.5	0.536
Tempe Terra	Mars	Martian	4	20.556	22.5	33.333	2.5	0.536
Scylla Scopulus	Mars	Martian	4	20.556	22.5	33.333	2.5	0.536
Olympus Mons	Mars	Martian Volcanic	4	10.556	27.5	46.429	17.5	0.429
Aonia Terra	Mars	Martian South Polar	4	52.5	22.5	12.5	0.556	0.429
Arcadia Planitia	Mars	Martian North Polar	4	52.5	22.5	12.5	0.556	1.057
Tyrrhena Terra	Mars	Martian	4	20.556	22.5	33.333	2.5	0.536
Terra Sirenum	Mars	Martian	4	20.556	22.5	33.333	2.5	0.536
Noachis Terra	Mars	Martian	4	20.556	22.5	33.333	2.5	0.536
Arabia Terra	Mars	Martian	4	20.556	22.5	33.333	2.5	0.536
Hellas Planitia	Mars	Martian	4	20.556	22.5	33.333	2.5	0.536
Promethei Terra	Mars	Martian South Polar	4	52.5	22.5	12.5	0.556	0.429
Utopia Planitia	Mars	Martian North Polar	4	52.5	22.5	12.5	0.556	1.057
Valles Marineris	Mars	Martian	4	20.556	22.5	33.333	2.5	0.536
Tantalus Fossae	Mars	Martian North Polar	4	52.5	22.5	12.5	0.556	1.057
Isidis Planitia	Mars	Martian	4	20.556	22.5	33.333	2.5	0.536
Elysium Planitia	Mars	Martian	4	20.556	22.5	33.333	2.5	0.536
Acidalia Planitia	Mars	Martian North Polar	4	52.5	22.5	12.5	0.556	1.057
Ares Valles	Mars	Martian Lowlands	4	11.25	17.5	40	6.111	0.429
Tharsis Montes	Mars	Martian Volcanic	4	10.556	27.5	46.429	17.5	0.429
Total: 25 Hab Sites				689.583	557.5	733.69	89.722	14.621

Strategic Value

Mars represents the first major colonization effort beyond the Earth-Moon system. Its numerous habitation sites and relatively hospitable conditions make it a crucial stepping stone for further solar system development.

Real world statistics & trivia

• Olympus Mons is the largest volcano in the solar system and arguably the tallest mountain (contended by a recent unnamed discovery on Máni and Rheasilvia on Vesta). At nearly 20 km high, it is about 2.5 times the elevation of Mount Everest.
• Mars has distinctive polar ice caps which are not depicted in Terra Invicta. Mars is cold enough to freeze CO₂, which can form layers up to 8m thick at the southern pole. In winter, this measurably depletes the planet's already thin atmosphere.