Harvesting water from the Martian atmosphere

 

Moisture in Mars atmosphere could provide water for future human inhabitants, research finds

Moisture extracted from the atmosphere of Mars could provide a valuable alternative water supply if humans are ever to inhabit the red planet, a study has found.

However, the research from a Strathclyde University academic found that ice located beneath the surface of Mars would provide the most viable long-term solution.

I'll never know, but it is interesting to speculate on the kind of people who would consider living there permanently if Martian settlements are ever established.

We may assume that settlers would inevitably take human nature with them, which isn't a good start, but the pressures of survival would exert certain restraints. Yet if those pressures ever relax then the usual problems may come back too.