Lee.27s_flag_of_Mars Flag_of_Mars

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1 lee s flag of mars

1.1 design
1.2 use
1.3 official status





lee s flag of mars

pascal lee s flag of mars.


pascal lee s flag of mars tricolour used represent planet mars, exploration, , eventual transformation more earth-like world. not official in legal or other sense, outer space treaty forbids national appropriation of celestial bodies states.


design

the design of flag conceived nasa planetary scientist pascal lee during 1998 haughton-mars project arctic expedition devon island, canada. in addition symbolizing liberty tricolour flag, design evokes vision of future history of mars in planet transformed red, green, , blue earth. red bar, lies closest mast, symbolizes mars today. green , blue symbolize stages in possible terraforming of mars, should humanity ever have ability , undertake such task; ethics of terraforming remaining matter of debate. kim stanley robinson s popular science-fiction trilogy red mars, green mars, , blue mars provided inspiration flag. beyond human-induced terraforming, color sequence depicts environmental change mars might experience on astronomical timescales sun evolves red giant , mars becomes warmer. in pantone color matching system (pcms), red red clay (18-1454), green mint green (17-6333), , blue imperial blue (19-4245).


use

the flag first displayed , flown @ haughton-mars project research station (hmprs) in summer 1998, , on mars society s flashline mars arctic research station (fmars) in summer 2000. flag used mars society , planetary society. displayed in several locations on mars society s mars desert research station campus in utah. version of flag of mars sewn maggie zubrin flown in space, carried aboard space shuttle discovery astronaut john m. grunsfeld on sts-103 in 1999. flag used sew on patch on concept spacesuits used in mars mission simulations. flag used in research laboratories on mars in caiçara rio vento in brazil.


official status

there no official flag mars since there no government or other authority in existence capable of adopting such flag. in addition, outer space treaty states in article ii outer space, including moon , other celestial bodies, not subject national appropriation claim of sovereignty, means of use or occupation, or other means.


whilst prohibits national appropriation of extraterrestrial territory nations, not outlaw such appropriation other entities, such companies or individuals. such claims speculative, there no human population in-situ enforce them, basis on companies claim sell extraterrestrial real estate.








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