Martian (Mission to Mars)

The Martians are a humanoid species from the planet Mars.

Biology
The Martians are a sapient and advanced race hailing from the planet Mars. They are bipedal and have hands utilising three digits. Their eyes are extremely similar to Human eyes, and they have tear ducts with the ability to cry. They also share a double helix DNA form with humanity.

They are approximately 7 feet tall (~ 2.13 meters), with orange to gold skin and are completely hairless.

Technology
The Martians are an advanced race with the ability for interstellar space travel and the acceleration of multicellular life on a planet. They possess hibernation pods for long journeys and communicate through digitalized sound.

History
The Martians were a peaceful race from Mars. However, at some point in their evolution, the planet was hit by a large meteor which stripped the planet of its oceans and most vegetation. They were able to survive on the planet for some time after this, until the planet degraded into an environment too hostile to support them. At this point they evacuated the entire population via large starships. They all left for another galaxy bar one, which stayed behind and launched a device into Earth's oceans that accelerated the evolution of multicellular life. It then returned to a barren Mars to build a structure and set up tests in the event that life on Earth developed sapience.