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What If We Try And Colonize Mars?
From the desire to go there, to the consequences if we do, join us as we ask the question of what happens if we try and colonize Mars? Watch our "9 Events That Will Happen Before 2050!" video here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-uSxBfHS3w8&t=764s Watch our "Everything About Mars" Playlist: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gcnf5BdLXxw&list=PLH7-mFsDLC9H0W-WpOEwPW7cujKrxrHpG 7. To Boldly Go... Before we break down all the pros and cons of colonizing a place like Mars, we need to start off with the obvious question. Why do we want to colonize Mars at all? I mean, isn't Earth good enough for us? That's honestly not the right way to think about this. It's not about Earth being "good enough" or "not good enough". It's more of a question of the future of humanity. As I'm sure you've noticed, humanity is growing, and we're slowly starting to overpopulate the planet. The more people that are on Earth, the more resources that are going to be consumed. The worlds' forests are being cut down at an accelerated rate, while the ozone and atmosphere is suffering because of our use of carbon emissions. Going to another planet is a solution that honestly has a lot of efficacy, because it would solve one problem. If we can colonize another planet, we can move lots of people there and have them live a new life on another planet while not consuming all the resources on Earth. Not to mention, if we were able to colonize Mars, that would mean that we've finally colonized another planet in our solar system. This has been the dream of humanity ever since the official start of the space program. It was because of the dream of seeing the stars that shows like Star Trek, Star Wars, Lost In Space, and more were made. And so reaching Mars, and living on it is a huge step towards making those dreams a reality. And, once we get there, then we get to start looking beyond that. If we can colonize Mars, what's to say we can't colonize other planets? Some would even say that we should try and colonize the moon before we got to Mars, and that might be a good idea. But regardless of the order, the moment we set foot on another planet and start making a new life for ourselves there, we're taking a big step towards exploring the universe in a massive way. We KNOW that there are other planets out there that could potentially support us, the problem has always been, how do we get there? 6. The Distance Problem To answer that question, let's go ahead and ask the biggest problem/hurdle that is facing humanity when it comes to trying to colonize Mars (mars colony). Mainly...it's very far away. Now sure, when you look at a map of our solar system, you're going to see that Earth and Mars are "close together'. As Earth is the 3rd planet in the solar system while Mars is the 4th. So you'd think that they would be "close enough together" to make it a short trip, right? Wrong. You see, if you were to measure the distance between Earth and Mars, you'd find that they are 33.9 million miles apart. To put that into context for you, we could travel to the moon and back about 69 times to get to that distance. And as I'm sure you're aware, humanity has a hard enough time landing on the moon, so trying to go and reach a planet that is many, many, MANY times the distance away as the moon? Yeah, that's a problem. So now you're no doubt wondering, "Is difficulty really the biggest issue here?" No, not really, the real problem here is the technology that we have on Earth right now. The technology that would quite literally propel our astronauts into space to try and get to the planet. To be frank, with what we have now, we wouldn't be able to make it to Mars. Or, we could get there, but then we wouldn't be able to do what we need to in order to colonize it. But I'm getting ahead of myself. Let's continue focusing on the distance issues. Let's say for a moment that the engines we have for the shuttles and craft that we use to get to the moon into space are powerful enough to get to Mars. That we figure out a way to fuel them in order the reach the planet, right? The problem now is that because Mars is so far away, the craft has to be able to keep the astronauts alive for how long it takes to get there. How long is that? Well it depends on a lot of factors. But if we're averaging it out, it could take anywhere from 150-300 days. And that's just for one shuttle carrying a few passengers. And staying in space that long in a tight space like that is not healthy at all. And that's still only the beginning of the issues. 5. We're Going To Need A Bigger Boat I want you to think about what it means to colonize a planet. Technically speaking, colonization occurs when you grow something on the place you're setting down. But if we're thinking about it in the "big picture" sense.. So, if we're being fair and generous, let's say that we decide to try and colonize Mars with say...20-30 people. #insanecuriosity #marseverythingabout
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