Best name for the first colony/capital of Mars?

[Deleted]

Honor Hold or Thrallmar would actually fit better, they're in the same enviroment.

[Realitytrembles]

You can't actually claim a planet. Even if you are first on it. It's the quickest way to get yourself or your new colony promptly nuked.

The most likely situation for any colony on Mars will be that it will be a multi-national venture, specific assets placed on the planet will be owned by various private and entities (subject to the laws of the nations where they are registered) and or government entities. People will remain subject to the laws and governance of the nations they are citizens of.

This is a sufficient arrangement for anything research sized. Once you establish something akin to a permanent settlement people will likely continue inheriting the citizenship of their nations of origin or administration and law enforcement will be passed down to some sort of international entity and moving there will require you to contractually accept arbitration in its courts, similar to how international waters work.

Good luck with that. No one has the stones to do that. The Outer Space Treaty can go f itself.

[Mihalik]

Good luck with that. No one has the stones to do that. The Outer Space Treaty can go f itself.

You can claim what you can hold, if the US is the only country able to get to and colonize Mars we can take what we want, that being said it's a big planet and colonization won't happen over night. And nuking the US would end poorly for everyone for obvious reasons.

No colony, especially one on Mars would be self sustaining. You don't even need to nuke the colony to kill it. It's enough if you shoot down a couple of resupply ships.

There's a reason why absolutely no one would even attempt to claim a planet. It's not worth the risk. It would take decades to centuries to draw a substantial economic benefit while risking massive diplomatic, economic or outright military conflict.

And in an imaginary fictitious situation where some sort of magical substance like infinite energy fuel source or something would be discovered, it would alter the balance of power sufficiently that those who cannot benefit from it, would prefer to the burn the house down rather than letting someone have that advantage over them.

It's easier to blow up Earth than to set up a colony on Mars.

Take reasons why nobody makes any serious territorial claims over Antarctica, now multiply those reasons by 100, and you have your reasons why no country will make territorial claims over planets or moons. We just all agreed that Antarctica is a Condominium, just as we agreed that space is.

Hell...about 70% of our own planet is unclaimed territory. It's called international waters.

[turboether]

Rust.

/10

[Doctor Amadeus]

Funky Town

Like the song, won't you take me to FUNKY TOWN!

[Lahis]

New Canada

It is Red Canada.

[Laerrus]

Tombstone, because everyone that moves to and lives there will eventually die from exposure to radiation.

[SinR]

Marsy McMarsFace

wait...

[schwarzkopf]

Capital of Mars ?

How about 'M'.

[smityx]

* Safespace *

[Stelio Kontos]

Ares City/Ares Dome

[Milchshake]

Jonestown, for all the Elon Musk Kool-Aid drinkers? /s


Maybe too on the nose, but it feels like a cult at times.

[Deleted]

Water.

/10chars

[Kellorion]

Memphis
New London
New Jerusalem

[Chinese Bootlickers]

Elon Muskland.

[Zigrifid]

Whatever the aliens will call the area or you can call it "NoO2"

[Deleted]

Romulus...

The best one so far. It perfectly fits, sounds and completely free of pop culture.

[zenkai]

How about "Bob Saget"

[Deleted]

The best one so far. It perfectly fits, sounds and completely free of pop culture.

Hell no. The Romulans won't like this.

[Deleted]

Snickers on planet mars