Pat Mcavoy said,

Aweome!

matwig said,

Wowza, I love these shots, almost makes me want to go and spend some quality time up there. Anyone want to share the fare?

muffinman2811 said,

cool beans

Anon said,

What a beautiful place.
Shame it can’t support human life.

Or is that its blessing?

Jdoe said,

Every place that humans infest will end up looking exactly like what we’ve done to this planet. I’d say it’s a blessing it’s uninhabitable.

Ty``` said,

a few, if not all are from a program called terragen.

ken said,

stunning

Beth said,

@matwig:
You drive, I’ll pay for the gas.

Nestor said,

These are probably artists interpretations, still nice pictures. Do try to link the source if you can though, it’s polite “E-mail forward” just doesn’t cut it.

Jack Cyrus said,

Outstanding! Fantastic Pictures I Had Ever Seen In My Life!

Ben said,

Neat… but the only problem is there’s no (well, not much) pollution on the planet, so you wouldn’t get sunsets like that
Not to mention, last time I checked, there haven’t been any reports of snow or water there either…

But nice comp generated landscapes :)

ZenMaff said,

I regret to inform all Terrans (what you refer to as Earthlings) that at this time Mars can not allow visits to our lovely red planet due to some minor political issues… Please leave your contact information so we can issue you visas in the fullness of time.

ZenMaff
for: The Ministry of Terran Relations, Mars

Kevin said,

The planet Arrakis, Dune, most valuble planet in all the universe, for it is here and only here where spice is found.

Brett said,

These are not real! Mars atmosphere is not that thick, and if there was THAT much snow blowing around, NASA wouldn’t have to send BILLIONS of dollars to that planet to find out if there is water there. THINK ABOUT IT.

this is what mars really looks like:

http://marsrovers.nasa.gov/gallery/press/spirit/20080825a/Bonestell_1477A_1599A_L257atc_br.jpg

TJ Colatrella said,

Great now we can save billions and not waste time going there..!

Jo said,

Why so serious?

Elaine B. said,

I love this! Mars is so beautiful!

Ralph Vasquez said,

So beautiful. So serene. I wonder what kind of sounds you hear on this planet since there is no sign of any life forms.
Can you hear the wind? What else is there to listen for?
Interesting.

josh said,

HAHA your all bickering about awesome pictures. while im sitting on mars right now staring at the sunset. congratulate me for creating a time machine that also moves me from one planet to another :)

The Man of Steel said,

Hey Jdoe, humans really aren’t all that bad. I like em.

Pete said,

“Jdoe said,
December 21, 2008 @ 12:59 am

Every place that humans infest will end up looking exactly like what we’ve done to this planet. I’d say it’s a blessing it’s uninhabitable.”

that’s the stupidest thing i have heard all day.

bohureh said,

people don’t read comments too much, excepts unless the comments are directly around their own (comment).

Brett said,
December 21, 2008 @ 5:25 pm

“These are not real! Mars atmosphere is not that thick, and if there was THAT much snow blowing around, NASA wouldn’t have to send BILLIONS of dollars to that planet to find out if there is water there. THINK ABOUT IT.

this is what mars really looks like”:

http://marsrovers.nasa.gov/gallery/press/spirit/20080825a/Bonestell_1477A_1599A_L257atc_br.jpg

So I guess they should have title this:
“IF THERE WAS MORNING ON MARS”

Get it?..well it’s funny to me.

JackFer said,

Mars,remember the extinguid life , with beautifull landscapes yet. ! But , we have to preserve our awesome planet , keeping in the best way our natural resources .!

GESNERBOOKS said,

To Ben and Barf: Sorry guys but recent lander news on Mars has definitively proved the existence of water there. Little bake ovens extracted it from soil samples and it is now believed the planet’s perma-frost soil layer is rife w/water. And in keeping w/the season merryment: Jdoe, perhaps if you feel humanity is infesting this planet you will be happy to decrease the surplus population by one, or is it all the others, not you, who infest the planet? Are you the same guy who always calls me stupid and a donkey when I win your money at poker?

Discorso said,

Oh for heaven’s sake! Just enjoy some beautiful pics w/o dissecting them! Why does it give ppl such intense pleasure to find what is WRONG with something rather than what is right and beautiful in it?
I love them- thanks for posting.
-K

Snake said,

So Mars is our safety…hmm…we are all going to die and perish on Earth…stop living in a dreamworld.If life went planet hopping or interstellar than where are the aliens who’s civilization is say a million years advance than ours?…They should have dominated the galaxy by now.

admin said,

@Nick

Yes, There is water on Mars!

Here is the Link from the Nasa confirming that.

http://imagine.gsfc.nasa.gov/docs/ask_astro/answers/971110c.html

voltsrage said,

Absolutely lovely pictures. The horizons particularly are amazing

phunky said,

to ben, dude!!!
fyi-mars’ polar caps have ice on them! n wat u see is not water, its the marks left by traces of water. so instead of criticizing the photo, admire it.

Jack Clarke said,

Awesome pics, have not seen these on the net before.

jana said,

its quite late and i cant sleep, so i started stumbling.
i found this page, and read the comments.
call me stupid, which you will, i was wondering how you knew that was mars, after about five minutes, i read the title xD

also,
global warming, green house effect, climate change and everything.

Earth is supposed to be full of trees and plants.
not cars buildins and pollution..

roger said,

This is earth is’nt it?? Surely NOT mars.

Astronomy Club said,

Really it is wonderful, i don’t know weather i can see this in real. Nice photos, thanks for sharing.

Me said,

Absolutely amazing. I’m beginning work on a space ship to go there right now! Tickets $2000 (U.S.) each. Hey, I could make money with this…

Justin said,

Wow, gotta love the comments on here. They are just pictures, whether they are CG or not, no need to be angry. Why can’t we just enjoy what people create. And then we have to talk about pollution and global warming. I’m waiting for a Hitler reference. Everyone just needs to relax.

Nice job on the pics btw.

An Earthling said,

First i want to say, these are beautiful. second it doesn’t matter if they are real.. how many of us have been to mars?.. any hands? no. ok.

Third.
I am for expanding our civilization outwards to Mars and elsewhere. at our global growth rate, one planet alone will not be able to sustain us as well as the other creatures that inhabit earth. Even steps to slow down species eradication, Climate Change, Food/Water Crisis’s, topped with unstable political/economic Conditions, will not allow for us to continue as we are. i’m thinking within 25-50 years, we will have viable means to place technology on Mars to begin resource prospecting and Colonization, the roots of a Mars Civilization. I am no scientist, but if we have the means to, all of us need to set aside our differences and work together. otherwise earth will just be another picture on failblog.com. I write this with most sincerity. on a side note, i will volunteer for any Missions to mars, even if i have to wait 50-60 years from now. thanks for reading fellow earthlings

Mr Sciencemanguy said,

…..its not real guys lol…come on…theres no water on mars and sunsets like these arent possible on mars due to lack of atmospheric pollution. Good com-gen omagery though XD

tom said,

Are these your imagined renderings of what a Martian morning would look like? If so it is very impressive, otherwise you should give details of what we are supposed to make out of these pictures. You could at least venture on a few sentences of description or give some references to the origin of these images.

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