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Surya has a southern vibe, more laid back than Arkadia. Where Arkadia is build on permafrost, Surya is build on sunbaked regolith, in the large Nicholson crater, that stands exactly on the Martian equator. It lacks the history of Arkadia, but compensates this with bold experiments such as the orbital solar mirrors and the gigantic tent type pf construction, a first tentative step in Martian terraformation.
A typical habitat module of Surya. Large south facing glass areas, transportation tubes linking the independent habitats. Smaller flanking modules offer lower cost housing
A public space in a cylindrical habitat.
Surya nightlife on the settlements 'main street'.
Small Parks grace the end point of most habitat. Providing more public space and open spaces.
Large fans move hot air and reduce thermal stratification.
Main street seen from a hotel terrace. tourism is an important industry on Mars.
Greenery on main street. Public spaces are overrun with greenery, maintained through the Bonus Malus public service system.
Typical Surya habitat cylinders and two famous french monuments to scale.
Surya was explicitly modeled on the New Town area of Edinburgh, Scotland. An example of optimist and expansive town planning, Edinburgh was one of the lighthouses of the 'lumières', an example of what a modern city could be in the idealistic conception of the late eighteenth century.
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