Ethics of Colonizing Mars The question of colonizing Mars has become not a matter of ability, but one of ethics. Mars’s climate is much weaker than Earth’s. We should colonize mars but only in the right way – a way that does not alter the natural climate of Mars. While different people argue the different effects humans have had on Earth, there is no denying that we have made an impact on the environment that we live in. Many believe that if we set foot on another planet, we will affect its environment negatively. However, there is a fine line between disrupting the environment of a foreign planet and utilizing it. We should colonize Mars but going in with the knowledge we have of Earth and take measures to ensure that Mars can’t be deteriorated as easily and if …show more content…
Many rovers have been sent to the surface to see if it is in fact capable of supporting life, either unknown to us or us. Scientists have turned toward Mars to search for any life forms to prove humans could actually survive on its surface. While it is possible for us to survive with current technology, if we were to travel to Mars, it wouldn’t be a life of luxury. Michael Gainer in his article “Should We Colonize Mars?” discusses the downfalls of the climate. Mars’s climate is much more hazardous than Earth’s with many long lasting hurricanes, high levels of radiation, and poor, if any, farming soil. Colonists would be living in pressurized bubbles and would need special suits to step outside. It would be difficult to get around and medical supplies may not always be readily available. Outside there would be no trees whispering in the wind, no singing birds, no skin burning summer days. No deep blue oceans, no rapid running rivers, cold refreshing lakes or streams. Looking out the window one would see miles upon miles of reddish-beige sand blowing in the
The big question is should we go to Mars, I think that we should not go because it’s eight months to get to Mars each way. You could get so bored and lonely that your mind goes crazy and drives you to death. The short story Danger! This Mission to Mars Could Bore You to Death! says, “...Crew members also struggled with the mental stress of being isolated from society for months on end.”
Tracy K. Smith’s “Life on Mars” is a collection of poetry dealing mainly in the search for a sense of purpose and the nature of people. The books is something of an elegy as a whole with many poems pertaining to death and the author’s struggle with the loss of her father. The poems are at once poignant and gentle in tone and leave questions than can only be answered in multiple readings. The book is segmented in four parts that travel through different topics and types of poetry. The mood ranges from passionate accounts of Orwellian politics to soft recollections of a lovers embrace; throughout the book Smith brings in references to pop culture, science, and technology that incorporate seamlessly with her words.
Mars is our next best hope in life on another planet. Because of science mankind can grow and harvest plants in the modified mars soil, make a thick warm atmosphere, and drink no frozen mars water. Mankind can grow and flourish more as a species with this idea of colonizing mars. With more scientific advancements we can colonize mars and we will colonize mars.
Although traveling and colonizing Mars would be revolutionary, there are many health risks in exploring this mysterious red planet. One health risk that could arise from the future traveling and colonizing Mars is the mental health issues like anxiety and depression that could occur in Mars space travel. As Author Laurie Vasquez writes in her article “Could Humans Actually Live on Mars” she elaborates that “Other side effects of long-term space travel could include memory problems, anxiety, and depression”. Another important health risk to point out in Mars space exploration is short term neurological damage space travel can do on your brain. Neural circuits in the brains of astronauts would get damage and cause a serious brain impact. As Vasquez
While many look to Mars as the best hope, others feel it poses too many challenges and that humanity needs more than one chance at a new start. These people are building a large space station in orbit around Earth intended for . A small crew is sent out to set up a colony on another planet. The major topics of research will be space habitability and the effects of long term space flight. There are many challenges to setting up a colony on Mars.
Have you ever looked up in the sky and wondered if there is life elsewhere in the universe? Have you ever looked at a photograph of Mars and wondered if there really was ever life on it? People have a wide variety of opinions regarding these questions and with good reason. As far back as the broadcast of H. G. Well's novel, "The War of the Worlds", the world has been fascinated with the possibilities of what Mars may hold. Over time, the majority of people have come to realize that there is no way that life can currently be on Mars. Those who are uncertain think there may be microscopic bacteria underground.
Should we be looking at this “next step” in a more altruistic point of view? This essay will explore the aspects of colonizing Mars in this day and age, covering both the for and against, arguments. As well as similar and different elements that Earth and Mars share, to see if colonizing Mars in this day and age would be the “Next Giant Leap for Mankind” that all these professionals have made it out to be Firstly, we will look at the atmosphere, and the climate of both planets, as well as various other scientific data about both, such as weather patterns, and natural phenomena. Mars’s atmosphere is mainly comprised of carbon dioxide, nitrogen, argon, and various other gasses but mostly carbon
Well it’s not and here are the reasons why people shouldn’t go to Mars. First of all the mission to Mars is way too unpredictable and dangerous. Before even worrying about how people can survive on Mars, the people sending them there should worry about getting them there first.
Since the world is slowly dying and the whole of the scientific community is looking for a plan to save humanity, I am here to give you some good news. I and my crew at JTekCo, have devised a plan to save the human race, we are going to colonize mars. Over the past year we have created the tools, equipment, and plans to efficiently colonize Mars, know I know some of you are thinking why move, why not try to fix earth. Well, there are great pull factors to Mars, such as it is a clean slate, we have designed the whole planet to work efficiently and it will be designed right the first time. Another pull factor is, that there are no people on Mars, which means we can build without people getting in the way, as happens here.
Imagine very little water source, never returning to Earth. Imagine standing in the middle of a sand storm, one of the many dangers on Mars. With no return to Earth, barely any water, hard conditions and dangers for anyone who goes, regular sand storms... This all proves that NASA should not send people to Mars. There’s a lot more research about space and Mars that needs to be done so we can know what other precautions to take before humans go and settle on Mars.
On Mars, you will be able to do much of the same things that you can do on Earth. With the aid of a special satellite which will be sent to the orbit of Mars, you can communicate with your family. Also, some other luxuries include; both having water, atmosphere, and they can both see the sun. On Mars the time it takes them to revolve around the sun 322 more days than it takes Earth.
Is Traveling to Mars such a good idea? Have you ever dreamed of going to another planet, or wonder what it’s like on that planet. That sounds fun, right? Wrong, space exploration to Mars or any other planet could be dangerous for human health, and emotions. The articles I read it talks about reasons it’s too dangerous to travel and the huge effects it has on humans.
Terraforming Mars is the process of purposely changing the known properties of Mars to satisfy safe human habitation. In order to do this, we would have to use a 1000-year timeline. A thousand year timeline is best because it would give humans the time needed to change the atmosphere of Mars, change the temperature of Mars, grow food, and more. In order for the terraforming process to work, humans must permanently live on Mars for. For humans to permanently live on Mars, a fuel source must be used. Fossil fuel sounds like the perfect candidate for this being that it puts out C02, a greenhouse gas. Which in turn would kill two birds with one stone because we need to warm the atmosphere anyway. But fossil fuels can’t be used on Mars because of the C02 atmosphere, but magnesium can be. Not only can magnesium be used in mars’ C02 atmosphere, it’s already on the planet.
There are many reasons that space exploration should continue. If Earth ever becomes too overpopulated or over polluted, then perhaps people can move to Mars. The world population in 1970 was approximately 4 billion people, and is currently nearly 6 billion people. The world population in 2015 is estimated to be 7 billion people. There is a possibility that there are useful resources on Mars. Scientists have found ice and some other clues, such as craters, volcanoes, and valleys, that have led them to believe that there was once life on Mars, and they believe that sometime in the future, should planet Earth need to be evacuated, humans will be able to live there (Jakosky 142). Many of the rocks on Mars appear to have been formed by gasses, breathable by humans and other creatures. A process called terraforming will allow astronauts to make use of the resources that are on the planet and create an atmosphere that will support life. One method for terraforming is that scientists would convert the gaseous rocks back into gasses, and use gas-eating organisms to eat the gas, which results in the formation of other gasses. If these organisms continue the cycle, then Mars would have a stable atmosphere for humans to live in (Getz 39).
...mperatures and climates on Mars, the possibility of people reaching the planet and surviving, is realistic according to scientist. Mars One, a community of scientist who believe in this reality, has already begun to collect applications for those willing to take a one-way trip to Mars. They plan to start making these trips in 2024 (Human Settlement on Mars). It may not seem realistic to be able to start human settlement on Mars in just ten years, but it is possible.