Our Mission Ops Centre has received telemetry from the Mars Survey Probes, it is time to decide our landing site. Two ideal areas have been selected by our Mission Specialists with a third as difficult reference.
1 - Coordinates 1S 167 W - very high metals available with high amounts of concrete and water. The greatest threat will be dust storms which will affect solar power generation and water production by vapourators. By using power storage cells and water tanks, the colony should be in a position to ride out the storms with little difficulty. Topography is relatively flat allowing for plenty of room to build structures.
2 - Coordinates 3S 22W - high levels of metals with very high levels of concrete and water. The greatest threat will be meteors. Though these will be pose a danger to the colony, they can be a source of additional metals and polymers with luck. At some point our scientists will be able to work on developing a laser defense against them. Topography is relatively flat.
3 - Coordinates 18N 135W - high levels of metals and concrete with a lower availability of water. Dust Devils and Storms will be the greatest threat, with an increase risk of Cold Waves. Cold Waves will freeze any stored water and shut down some production. Our scientific community will have the chance to develop ground heaters at some point which will alleviate the impact of the Cold Waves. Topography is steep and will present much less available landscape for structures.
Our Mission Specialists are recommending to not choose the 3rd option due to terrain and increased environmental threats.
Your assistance is requested. Help our Mission Commander - Site 1 or 2? First rocket will be launched tomorrow, it will be a cargo rocket containing resources, pre-fab structures and robotic drones. These drones will construct the necessary infrastructure to support our colonists.
