Effects Of The Colonization Of Mars

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Emma-Mae Smitley
9th period

The Colonization Of Mars

Life is defined by the decision we make; from how we act, to how we coalesce into our environment. If the earth became unsafe, we as a people would have to make a very drastic decision. Envision a whole new world, but this time on Mars. The colonization of Mars could benefit humankind because expanding our species to a second planet could help maintain our existence longer, the colonization of Mars could also help us as a way for people to gather information about the universe; and with this newly found research and information, we could discover new types of Life throughout new and never traveled galaxies. If anything drastic were ever to happen to Earth, the decision to colonize Mars would be the
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A”second try” if you will; a place to go and begin a new and start a better way for preserving mankind in an environmentally conscious way. Most people can not see life past Earth; colonizing Mars could give people that reassurance they need that even if they didn’t see past earth, the generations to come would.

In conclusion, Individuals ought to colonize Mars since putting individuals on more than one planet will ensure humanity exist longer, it's a venturing stone for researching the universe, and we could discover new sorts of life.Choosing to colonize Mars would benefit us greatly in the terms of expansion and keeping Mankind around longer.

We could begin our colonization study out with plants seeing how they adapted to the climate of Mars and proceed from there. The colonization of Mars could also help our knowledge of the world's beyond earth, through this colonization we could venture into greater knowledge and experience new things we haven’t had the opportunity to here on earth. Colonizing Mars could give people that reassurance they need that even if they didn’t see past earth, the generations to come would. So would you want to colonize

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