With their planet dying, every Martian possessing mission essential skills, heritage preserving knowledge or could provide a service that enhanced the voyage (e.g., musicians, artists, concubines, etc.) was awarded a berth on the huge flying ziggurats.

"Martian Exodus"
[See more of my NFTs on OpenSea: https://opensea.io/collection/orbitingoutliers, https://opensea.io/collection/isoc and https://opensea.io/collection/quaevolant]
Final Destination: The Planet EA (Earth).
[Submitted for your entertainment.]
May you and yours be well and loving life today.
In Lak'ech, JaiChai
*A rare, signed, higher resolution and non-watermarked version of this image is available for download using CBD at: https://creary.net/digitalart/@jaichai/martian-exodus-original-digital-art
(JaiChai 23 Aug 2022. Simultaneous multi-site submissions posted. All rights reserved.)