http://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2016/08/29/491794937/mars-mission-crew-emerges-from-yearlong-simulation-in-hawaiiCould this be relevant to the legendary Pokemon of Sun and Moon? Solgaleo is the Emissary of the Sun, and Lunala is the Emissary of the Moon. Could Marshadow be the Emissary of Mars (or the Pokemon equivalent of it -- the first planet we seek to explore and inhabit?)