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Why is Mars still red?

Posted: 2012-02-10 04:37pm
by FaxModem1
So, by the 22nd century, Mars has a thick enough atmosphere for people to walk in, so why, by the 24th century, is the planet still completely red? Shouldn't the soil have vegetation, or is the terraforming process just not complete yet?

Re: Why is Mars still red?

Posted: 2012-02-10 08:30pm
by Havok
Wha...?

Re: Why is Mars still red?

Posted: 2012-02-10 10:52pm
by FaxModem1
If Mars has been terraformed in the 22nd century episodes, why is it unchanged and looking how it does today in the 24th century episodes whenever we see Mars.

Re: Why is Mars still red?

Posted: 2012-02-11 12:07am
by FedRebel
FaxModem1 wrote:If Mars has been terraformed in the 22nd century episodes, why is it unchanged and looking how it does today in the 24th century episodes whenever we see Mars.
Nobody thought that far ahead (writers, VFX guys, etc.) If you want an in-universe answer, Mars probably is a lot like Vulcan in overall environment (Vulcan is perfectly habitable but looks red or Brownish-red from space.)

Re: Why is Mars still red?

Posted: 2012-02-11 12:31am
by Darth Fanboy
Because it saw Earth naked!

Is Mars depicted on screen in ENT? I only remember seeing it in BoBW when the cube was flying by.

Re: Why is Mars still red?

Posted: 2012-02-11 12:34am
by Gandalf
Darth Fanboy wrote:Is Mars depicted on screen in ENT? I only remember seeing it in BoBW when the cube was flying by.
Yeah. In the Demons/Terra Prime episodes.

Re: Why is Mars still red?

Posted: 2012-02-11 02:52am
by Darth Fanboy
I heard Terra PRime was either worth watching or at least not bad enough that one would regret watching it, is that true?

Re: Why is Mars still red?

Posted: 2012-02-11 04:24am
by Gandalf
It's a pretty good episode. Definitely worth a watch.

Peter Weller is in it, which is a plus.

Re: Why is Mars still red?

Posted: 2012-02-11 03:48pm
by JME2
Darth Fanboy wrote:I heard Terra PRime was either worth watching or at least not bad enough that one would regret watching it, is that true?
I know a lot of fans consider it the true series finale for ENT, not the piece of shit that will remain unnamed.

Re: Why is Mars still red?

Posted: 2012-02-20 08:27pm
by Prometheus Unbound
What piece of shit? Enterprise, as a TV show, ended when they defeated the robocop guy and didn't attack San Francisco.

What's this about a "true" finale? There was only one?



Oh, you mean... that episode.

No, that didn't happen.