Scientists have named the minimum number of people that will be needed to colonize Mars

Scientists have conducted a new study on the colonization of the Red Planet. According to him, everything 22 people enough to build and maintain a colony. Before that, estimates were at the level of 100 astronauts. This is reported by independent.co.uk.

So, scientists have analyzed studies according to which 100 to 500 people would be needed for colonization. Preliminary data showed that the construction of the settlement will be an incredibly difficult engineering task. After all, the inhospitable nature of the planet requires that any habitat built there be self-sufficient.

Future settlers must extract minerals and water, and they will also depend on replenishing supplies on Earth, replenishing basic necessities on site using advanced technologies, including splitting Martian water into oxygen and fuel.

The scientists also wanted to better understand the behavioral and psychological interactions of the colonists and proposed a minimum population size of 22 individuals.