Mars is 250 million miles from Earth at the farthest point in the planets' orbits. Sheer distance makes unpredictable weather, unexpected illness and even homesickness potentially deadly problems. Residents of the future Mars base won't be able to count on a rescue mission.
For other Devil's Trumpet, see Datura (disambiguation). Datura is a genus of nine species of poisonous vespertine flowering plants belonging to the family Solanaceae. They are commonly known as daturas, but also known as devil's trumpets, not to be confused with angel's trumpets, its closely related genus Brugmansia.
DÃ­a de Muertos altar commemorating a deceased man in Milpa Alta, MÃ©xico DF. An ofrenda (Spanish: offering) is a collection of objects placed on a ritual altar during the annual and traditionally Mexican DÃ­a de Muertos celebration. An ofrenda, which may be quite large and elaborate, is usually created for an individual person who has died and is intended to welcome him/her to the altar setting.