Mars Trilogy

Acceptance Undated 42946

unknown date · Acceptance undated

Death of Michel Duval

c. 2206 · Evidence-backed death record for Michel Duval. https://www.kimstanleyrobinson.info/content/michel-duval | https://www.kimstanleyrobinson.info/content/first-hundred | https://www.kimstanleyrobinson.info/content/mars-trilogy-timeline

Mars Constitution Vote

February 27, 2128 · Mars ratifies its constitution in a planet-wide vote following the second revolution.

Death of Hiroko Ai

c. 2127 · Evidence-backed death record for Hiroko Ai. https://www.kimstanleyrobinson.info/content/hiroko-ai | https://www.kimstanleyrobinson.info/content/first-hundred | https://www.kimstanleyrobinson.info/content/mars-trilogy-timeline

The Chalmers Shift

January 1, 2127 · A political shift named for Frank Chalmers becomes part of the late Green Mars chronology.

M-Year 50 Celebration

c. 2121 · Mars marks fifty Martian years of permanent human settlement and historical transformation.

Maya Toitovna 130th Birthday

August 5, 2114 · Maya Toitovna reaches her 130th birthday, calculated from her stated August 5, 1984 birth date.

Dorsa Brevia Conference Convenes

c. 2107 · Representatives of the Martian underground gather at Dorsa Brevia and produce the declaration that underpins later independence politics.

Death of Phyllis Boyle

c. 2106 · Phyllis Boyle is killed in Kasei Vallis during the rescue of Sax Russell from metanational custody.

M-38 Terraforming Conference at Burroughs

c. 2102 · The M-38 terraforming conference at Burroughs becomes a major late-Green-Mars policy forum.

Art Randolph Receives Invitation to Meet William Fort

January 1, 2101 · William Fort selects Art Randolph for the Mars assignment that will link Praxis to the underground.

First Full Operational Year of the Mars Elevator Network

c. 2100 · The first full operational year of the rebuilt Mars elevator system establishes a new normal for Mars-space logistics.

Second Space Elevator Lands at Sheffield

c. 2099 · The replacement Martian space elevator lands at Sheffield under UNTA authority.

Nirgal and Coyote Complete South Polar Circumnavigation

c. 2097 · Nirgal and Desmond Hawkins complete a major polar journey that deepens Nirgal's education in Mars.

Soletta Moves into Operational Position

c. 2095 · The soletta mirror system moves into place and significantly increases Martian solar irradiation.

The Unrest Begins

c. 2081 · The period of chronic unrest that defines the opening of Green Mars begins across Martian society.

Death of Arkady Bogdanov

c. September 2061 · Evidence-backed death record for Arkady Bogdanov. https://www.kimstanleyrobinson.info/content/arkady-bogdanov | https://www.kimstanleyrobinson.info/content/first-hundred | https://www.kimstanleyrobinson.info/content/mars-trilogy-timeline

Birth of Nirgal

c. March 1, 2061 · Evidence-backed birth record for Nirgal. Green Mars places his birth in 2076 and labels it local M-year 25.

Death of Frank Chalmers

c. 2061 · Evidence-backed death record for Frank Chalmers. https://www.kimstanleyrobinson.info/content/frank-chalmers | https://www.kimstanleyrobinson.info/content/first-hundred | https://www.kimstanleyrobinson.info/content/mars-trilogy-timeline

The First Martian Revolution Begins

c. 2061 · Rebel cities declare independence, infrastructure across Mars is destroyed, and the first open war for Martian self-rule begins.

Aerial Lens Incident

c. 2060 · Sax Russell and Peter Clayborne destroy the aerial lens used to overheat the Martian surface.

Mars Space Elevator Starts Operation

February 1, 2058 · The Mars space elevator enters service and becomes a central link between Mars and near space.

Death of John Boone

c. 2056 · Evidence-backed death record for John Boone. https://www.kimstanleyrobinson.info/content/john-boone | https://www.kimstanleyrobinson.info/content/first-hundred | https://www.kimstanleyrobinson.info/content/mars-trilogy-timeline

Birth of Art Randolph

c. 2051 · Evidence-backed birth record for Art Randolph. DOB rationale: Source lists ca.2051; his Mars assignment in 2101 implies an age near 50, matching his established executive career stage. https://www.kimstanleyrobinson.info/content/art-randolph | https://www.kimstanleyrobinson.info/content/first-hundred | https://www.kimstanleyrobinson.info/content/mars-trilogy-timeline

John Boone Hosts the Olympus Mons Festival for Asteroid 2051B

c. 2051 · John Boone stages a political and cultural gathering to watch asteroid 2051B enter the Martian atmosphere, symbolizing a new planetary society in formation.

West Aquifer Discovered

c. 2050 · A major western aquifer is discovered, marking a critical stage in Mars's hydrological transformation.

Birth of Peter Clayborne

c. 2049 · Derived birth event for Peter Clayborne.

The Longevity Treatment Is Developed at Acheron

c. 2048 · Vlad's medical group develops the gerontological treatment that radically extends human life and changes the political timescale of Martian history.

Sax Builds Echus Overlook for Terraforming Headquarters

c. 2031 · Sax Russell assumes leadership of the terraforming effort and establishes Echus Overlook as an engineering center for the remaking of Mars.

Sax Russell Launches Early Terraforming Program

c. 2030 · Sax Russell and allied researchers begin the early unauthorized and then formal terraforming program on Mars.

UNOMA Approves Terraforming Efforts

c. 2029 · The United Nations Office for Martian Affairs formally approves early terraforming measures, shifting the debate from theory into irreversible planetary change.

The First Hundred Establish Underhill

c. October 2027 · After arriving on Mars, the First Hundred construct Underhill, the first major settlement and practical base for all later expansion.

Arrival of the First Hundred at Mars

c. September 2027 · The First Hundred land on Mars and begin the permanent human settlement of the planet.

Founding Work Begins at Underhill

c. September 1, 2027 · The first intensive construction work at Underhill begins after the landing on Mars.

Acceptance Parent 42946

June 17, 2026 · Acceptance parent

John Boone Becomes the First Human on Mars

c. January 1, 2020 · A four-person NASA expedition lands on Mars, and John Boone becomes the first human to set foot on the planet, establishing the symbolic beginning of later colonization.

Birth of Desmond Hawkins

c. 1995 · Derived birth event for Desmond Hawkins.

Birth of Hiroko Ai

c. 1993 · Evidence-backed birth record for Hiroko Ai. DOB rationale: Source lists ca.1993; First Hundred arrival in 2027 implies age about 34, matching references naming Hiroko as the youngest of the First Hundred. https://www.kimstanleyrobinson.info/content/hiroko-ai | https://www.kimstanleyrobinson.info/content/first-hundred | https://www.kimstanleyrobinson.info/content/mars-trilogy-timeline

Birth of Phyllis Boyle

c. 1988 · Derived birth event for Phyllis Boyle.

Birth of Sax Russell

c. 1986 · Evidence-backed birth record for Sax Russell. DOB rationale: Source lists ca.1986; First Hundred arrival in 2027 implies age 41, consistent with his scientific seniority at mission start. https://www.kimstanleyrobinson.info/content/sax-russell | https://www.kimstanleyrobinson.info/content/first-hundred | https://www.kimstanleyrobinson.info/content/mars-trilogy-timeline

Birth of Michel Duval

c. 1986 · Evidence-backed birth record for Michel Duval. DOB rationale: Source lists 1986; First Hundred arrival in 2027 implies age 41, consistent with his role as the team's psychologist. https://www.kimstanleyrobinson.info/content/michel-duval | https://www.kimstanleyrobinson.info/content/first-hundred | https://www.kimstanleyrobinson.info/content/mars-trilogy-timeline

Birth of Maya Toitovna

c. August 5, 1984 · Derived birth event for Maya Toitovna

Birth of John Boone

c. 1983 · Evidence-backed birth record for John Boone. DOB rationale: Source lists 1983; First Hundred arrival in 2027 implies age 44, consistent with his prior status as the first human to walk on Mars. https://www.kimstanleyrobinson.info/content/john-boone | https://www.kimstanleyrobinson.info/content/first-hundred | https://www.kimstanleyrobinson.info/content/mars-trilogy-timeline

Birth of Nadia Cherneshevsky

c. 1982 · Evidence-backed birth record for Nadia Cherneshevsky. DOB rationale: Source lists 1982; First Hundred arrival in 2027 implies age 45, consistent with her role as a lead systems engineer. https://www.kimstanleyrobinson.info/content/nadia-cherneshevsky | https://www.kimstanleyrobinson.info/content/first-hundred | https://www.kimstanleyrobinson.info/content/mars-trilogy-timeline

Birth of Ann Clayborne

c. 1980 · Evidence-backed birth record for Ann Clayborne. DOB rationale: Source lists ca.1980; arrival with the First Hundred in 2027 implies an age around 47, which aligns with her established senior scientific role. https://www.kimstanleyrobinson.info/content/ann-clayborne | https://www.kimstanleyrobinson.info/content/first-hundred | https://www.kimstanleyrobinson.info/content/mars-trilogy-timeline

Birth of Frank Chalmers

c. 1979 · Evidence-backed birth record for Frank Chalmers. DOB rationale: Source lists 1979; First Hundred arrival in 2027 implies age 48, consistent with his role as head of the American contingent. https://www.kimstanleyrobinson.info/content/frank-chalmers | https://www.kimstanleyrobinson.info/content/first-hundred | https://www.kimstanleyrobinson.info/content/mars-trilogy-timeline

Birth of Arkady Bogdanov

c. 1978 · Evidence-backed birth record for Arkady Bogdanov. DOB rationale: No birth year source found; First Hundred arrival in 2027 and Arkady's veteran engineer-revolutionary profile imply late-40s at arrival, yielding a best-guess birth year of 1978. https://www.kimstanleyrobinson.info/content/arkady-bogdanov | https://www.kimstanleyrobinson.info/content/first-hundred | https://www.kimstanleyrobinson.info/content/mars-trilogy-timeline

Birth of Vlad Taneev

c. 1968 · Derived birth event for Vlad Taneev.