Seen from the sky in a bird’s- eye view, a scientific research station, almost a futuristic city, rises in the middle of a vast frozen desert of sand and stone on Mars. Large boulders and small rocky spurs are scattered throughout the landscape. The city is perched on a massive rocky outcrop, overlooking an immense desert valley. Its architecture is sleek and harmonious, made of glass and steel. A grand building with a colossal observatory dome dominates the city. Multiple platforms house living structures, with lights scattered throughout, intricate staircases, and numerous antennas. The city is surrounded by a vast expanse of frozen rock. At the base of the outcrop, a dozen smaller research domes, pipelines, conduits, and massive extraction machines fill the foreground, with significant activity in the plain. In the distance, a glacier stretches across the frozen plain, not far from a spaceport. The sky is intensely illuminated as the sun sets, casting an orange glow over the icy blue city. The air is frigid, with ice crystals drifting in the wind, which lifts snow and dust just above the ground