Confederated Martian Colonies

The Martian Colonies (officially Confederated Martian Colonies) was an autonomous government of the United Earth in the established individual settlements on Mars. The capital city of this government was Ares City.

History
While unmanned and manned missions to Mars were undertaken in Earth's 20th and 21st centuries, and Utopia Planitia --- a scientific research outpost -- was constructed in the 2060s, the first "official" colony was not established until 2103. Earlier settlements, such as Ghazzat Hashim, were not considered official as they were neither sanctioned nor funded by any of Earth's nation-states, but by ostensibly private monies. Most of the colonies were established in Mars's northern hemisphere.

Unfortunately, the first serial murders in an extraterrestrial colony occurred soon after, in 2105, by an entity that would later be known as Redjac. Among the eight victims was Adele Adiwoso de Lesseps, a daughter of Helena Adiwoso, a Terran diplomat.

A consortium of southwestern North American indigenes established Popé Pueblo in 2109.

A pathogenic illness known as Martian fever ravaged the colonies in 2110.

One of the terraforming projects designed to make the planet livable for humans was called Blue Horizon. The method used was capturing comets in the Sol system's Oort cloud and redirecting them to impact at Mars's poles.

Natives and residents of the Colonies

 * Nikolai Barstow
 * Mira Romaine
 * Ava Sigurdsdottir
 * Simon Tarses